diff --git a/packages/devel/swig/package.mk b/packages/devel/swig/package.mk
index 829c79652d..5295669138 100644
--- a/packages/devel/swig/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/swig/package.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="SWIG is a software development tool that connects programs written
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="configure"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--program-suffix=4.0 \
-                         --with-pcre-prefix=${TOOLCHAIN} \
                          --with-boost=no \
                          --without-pcre \
                          --without-x \