diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmidecode/template b/srcpkgs/dmidecode/template
index d21a78287a8..38b39b5c56b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmidecode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmidecode/template
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ pkgname=dmidecode
 version=3.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="prefix=/usr sbindir=/usr/bin"
-make_install_args="prefix=/usr sbindir=/usr/bin"
+make_build_args="sbindir=/usr/bin"
+make_install_args="sbindir=/usr/bin"
 short_desc="Desktop Management Interface table related utilities"
 maintainer="Frank Steinborn <steinex@nognu.de>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"