diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pwdutils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pwdutils/default.nix
index 6be17ca0812..98b9ab70735 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pwdutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pwdutils/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
        done
     '';
 
-  configurePhase =
-    '' ./configure --prefix="$out" --exec-prefix="$out/bin" \
-                   --libdir="$out/lib" --disable-static     \
-                   --disable-ldap --enable-gnutls
-    '';
+  configureFlags = "--disable-ldap --enable-gnutls --exec-prefix=$(out)";
 
   # FIXME: The test suite seems to make assumptions that don't hold in Nix
   # chroots.