diff --git a/textproc/lowdown/Makefile b/textproc/lowdown/Makefile
index fef55cb48eef..4e5407a4ae39 100644
--- a/textproc/lowdown/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/lowdown/Makefile
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ COMMENT=	Simple Markdown translator
 LICENSE=	ISCL
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libdiff.a:textproc/libdiff
+
 LDFLAGS+=	-lmd
 MAKE_ARGS=	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" MANDIR=${PREFIX}/share/man
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	PREFIX=${PREFIX}
+
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME}
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME}-diff