diff --git a/srcpkgs/bemenu/template b/srcpkgs/bemenu/template
index 6a15fa4b500..7838ae5483a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bemenu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bemenu/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=bemenu
 version=0.6.10
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel scdoc"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel cairo-devel pango-devel
  libxkbcommon-devel libXinerama-devel wayland-devel