diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fbca34c97d..ff530683aa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1996,7 +1996,6 @@ echo "#define FFMPEG_CONFIG_H" >> $TMPH
 echo "#define FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION \"$FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION\"" >> $TMPH
 
 echo "PREFIX=$prefix" >> config.mak
-echo "prefix=\$(DESTDIR)\$(PREFIX)" >> config.mak
 echo "LIBDIR=\$(DESTDIR)$libdir" >> config.mak
 echo "SHLIBDIR=\$(DESTDIR)$shlibdir" >> config.mak
 echo "INCDIR=\$(DESTDIR)$incdir" >> config.mak