diff --git a/templates/m4.tmpl b/templates/m4.tmpl
index f5e05fa826e..bac99963ecf 100644
--- a/templates/m4.tmpl
+++ b/templates/m4.tmpl
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=m4
 version=1.4.11
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/$pkgname-$version@.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--program-prefix=g"
 short_desc="GNU version of UNIX m4 macro language processor"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=a5cccd149b46b68a465ad35b057e947016ff7d0d