diff --git a/srcpkgs/hiredis/template b/srcpkgs/hiredis/template
index 05e5d6cf565..db8f3a11ddb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hiredis/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hiredis/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=hiredis
 version=1.0.0
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
 checkdepends="redis"
 short_desc="Minimalistic C client for Redis"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"