diff --git a/srcpkgs/musescore/template b/srcpkgs/musescore/template
index 9bc29cf3307..8f67acf3fb8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/musescore/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/musescore/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=3.6.2
 revision=1
 wrksrc="MuseScore-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr USE_SYSTEM_FREETYPE=ON BUILD_WEBENGINE=OFF
+make_build_args="USE_SYSTEM_FREETYPE=ON BUILD_WEBENGINE=OFF
  DOWNLOAD_SOUNDFONT=OFF MUSESCORE_BUILD_CONFIG=release"
 make_install_args="-C build.release"
 hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config qt5-qmake qt5-host-tools qt5-tools"