diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/bevelbar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/bevelbar/default.nix
index b7bc7628488..582f9cb61f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/bevelbar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/bevelbar/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libX11 libXrandr libXft ];
 
-  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];
   installFlags = [ "prefix=$(out)" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {