diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index ba1f4d9764..45de99356f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) \
 	CONFIG_SITE=/dev/null \
 	./configure \
-		--prefix="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
+		--prefix="$$(HOST_DIR)" \
 		--sysconfdir="$$(HOST_DIR)/etc" \
 		--localstatedir="$$(HOST_DIR)/var" \
 		--enable-shared --disable-static \