diff --git a/packaging/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/rules
index 2bb6ee35f..b7dba92ea 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/debian/rules
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include /usr/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/common.make
 
 config.make: configure
 	dh_testdir
-	./configure --prefix=$(GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT) $(SAML2_CONFIG)
+	./configure $(SAML2_CONFIG)
 
 #Architecture
 build: build-arch