diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f3f08dbcc4..dd31119098 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
 ALL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
 STRIP ?= strip
 
-prefix = $(HOME)
+prefix =
 bindir = $(prefix)/bin
 gitexecdir = $(bindir)
 sharedir = $(prefix)/share