diff --git a/srcpkgs/mk-configure/template b/srcpkgs/mk-configure/template
index b7c019b828d..aeead50858f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mk-configure/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mk-configure/template
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_cmd=bmake
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
-make_install_args="${make_build_args} MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
+make_install_args="MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
 make_check_target="test"
 hostmakedepends="bmake bmkdep tar texinfo"
 depends="bmake bmkdep"