diff --git a/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/patches/fix-make-install.patch b/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/patches/fix-make-install.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21705fc9ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/patches/fix-make-install.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Index: makefile.in
+===================================================================
+--- makefile.in.orig
++++ makefile.in
+@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ VERSION		:= @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+ BUGREPORT	:= @PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@
+ 
+ # paths
+-srcdir		:= @srcdir@
+-libdir		:= @libdir@
+ prefix		:= @prefix@
+ exec_prefix	:= @exec_prefix@
++srcdir		:= @srcdir@
++libdir		:= @libdir@
+ include_dirs	:= . include
+ 
+ # programs
+@@ -1188,10 +1188,10 @@ help:
+ install: all
+ 	@echo "installing..."
+ 	@echo ""
+-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)$(libdir)
++	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+ 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/include/liquid
+-	install -m 644 -p $(SHARED_LIB) libliquid.a $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)$(libdir)
+-	ln -s $(SHARED_LIB) $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)$(libdir)/libliquid.so
++	install -m 644 -p $(SHARED_LIB) libliquid.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
++	ln -s $(SHARED_LIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libliquid.so
+ 	install -m 644 -p $(addprefix include/,$(headers_install)) $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/include/liquid
+ 	@echo ""
+ 	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
+@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ install: all
+ 	@echo "  libraries by running 'ldconfig' to make the shared"
+ 	@echo "  object available.  You might also need to modify your"
+ 	@echo "  LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to include the"
+-	@echo "  directory $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)"
++	@echo "  directory $(DESTDIR)"
+ 	@echo ""
+ 	@echo "  Please report bugs to $(BUGREPORT)"
+ 	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
+@@ -1214,8 +1214,8 @@ install: all
+ uninstall:
+ 	@echo "uninstalling..."
+ 	$(RM) $(addprefix $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/include/liquid/, $(headers_install))
+-	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)$(libdir)/libliquid.a
+-	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(exec_prefix)$(libdir)/$(SHARED_LIB)
++	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libliquid.a
++	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(SHARED_LIB)
+ 	@echo "done."
+ 
+ ##
diff --git a/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/template b/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/template
index d03535ae660..432adac62cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/liquid-dsp/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=liquid-dsp
 version=1.3.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--exec-prefix="
 hostmakedepends="automake"
 makedepends="fftw-devel"
 short_desc="Signal processing library for software-defined radios (SDR)"