diff --git a/srcpkgs/ocamlbuild/template b/srcpkgs/ocamlbuild/template
index b1349909f78..056e497a8b2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ocamlbuild/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ocamlbuild/template
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ pkgname=ocamlbuild
 version=0.14.1
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
-make_install_args="PREFIX=/usr"
 hostmakedepends="ocaml"
 short_desc="OCaml build tool"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"