diff --git a/srcpkgs/Ice/template b/srcpkgs/Ice/template
index 90ede78d19a..81d18790290 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Ice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Ice/template
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ version=3.7.7
 revision=1
 wrksrc="ice-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="LANGUAGES=cpp prefix=/usr OPTIMIZE=yes
- USR_DIR_INSTALL=yes CONFIGS=shared CONFIGS+=cpp11-shared"
-make_install_args="LANGUAGES=cpp prefix=/usr lib-suffix="
+make_build_args="LANGUAGES=cpp OPTIMIZE=yes USR_DIR_INSTALL=yes CONFIGS=shared
+ CONFIGS+=cpp11-shared"
+make_install_args="LANGUAGES=cpp lib-suffix="
 makedepends="zlib-devel bzip2-devel zeroc-mcpp db-devel expat-devel
  openssl-devel lmdb-devel editline-devel"
 short_desc="Internet Communications Engine (Ice)"