diff --git a/support/configure.inc b/support/configure.inc
index acd89394..42757e3d 100644
--- a/support/configure.inc
+++ b/support/configure.inc
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ OSENV    ?= ${OSENV}
 ARCH      = ${ARCH}
 CFLAGS   += ${CFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS  += ${LDFLAGS}
-prefix    = \${DESTDIR}${prefix}
+prefix    = ${prefix}
 bindir    = \${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 mandir    = \${DESTDIR}${mandir}
 datadir   = \${DESTDIR}${datadir}