diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtkd/template b/srcpkgs/gtkd/template
index c12144b9d54..9e866084d0b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtkd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtkd/template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="LDFLAGS='-linker=bfd' DC=ldc2"
 make_build_target="shared-libs shared-gstreamer shared-vte shared-peas shared-gtkdgl"
 make_check_args="$make_build_args"
-make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
 make_install_target="install-shared-gstreamer install-headers-gstreamer
  install-shared-gtkdgl install-headers-gtkdgl install-shared install-headers
  install-shared-peas install-headers-peas install-shared-vte