diff --git a/srcpkgs/stk/template b/srcpkgs/stk/template
index 3ef3e444a38..b6b6d821b33 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/stk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/stk/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-alsa
  --libexecdir=/usr/libexec/stk
  --with-jack RAWWAVE_PATH=/usr/share/stk/rawwaves/"
-make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
+make_install_args="prefix=/usr exec_prefix=\${prefix}"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel jack-devel"
 depends="libstk-${version}_${revision} stk-data-${version}_${revision}"