diff --git a/srcpkgs/netsurf/template b/srcpkgs/netsurf/template
index dd235c1d11a..60e67188fc0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/netsurf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/netsurf/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.10
 revision=4
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_use_env=yes
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr TARGET=gtk3 NETSURF_USE_BMP=YES NETSURF_USE_WEBP=YES
+make_build_args="TARGET=gtk3 NETSURF_USE_BMP=YES NETSURF_USE_WEBP=YES
  NETSURF_USE_VIDEO=NO NETSURF_USE_HARU_PDF=NO"
 make_install_args="$make_build_args"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config gperf flex nsgenbind gdk-pixbuf-devel