diff --git a/srcpkgs/gmrun/template b/srcpkgs/gmrun/template
index f00ea228cce..0ce73335b22 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gmrun/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gmrun/template
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 pkgname=gmrun
 version=1.4w
 revision=1
-build_style=gnu-configure
+build_style=configure
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel"
 short_desc="Run utility featuring a slim design and bash style auto-completion"