diff --git a/srcpkgs/dash/template b/srcpkgs/dash/template
index b0b9ec3c45d..f058234dd03 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dash/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dash/template
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ version=0.5.6.1
 revision=1
 distfiles="http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--prefix="
-configure_env="LANG=C"
+configure_args="--prefix= LANG=C"
 short_desc="POSIX-compliant Unix shell, much smaller than GNU bash"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=666b52375e69a213ee6270bae3bbe8000b66d9b442b1d8d06fc3317c22125d4e