diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index 46ab861c13..7f04c3692b 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--exec-prefix=/usr \
 		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+		--program-prefix="" \
 		$$(DISABLE_DOCUMENTATION) \
 		$$(DISABLE_NLS) \
 		$$(DISABLE_LARGEFILE) \