diff --git a/package/pppd/pppd.mk b/package/pppd/pppd.mk
index 2137f6a4e..a62f495c1 100644
--- a/package/pppd/pppd.mk
+++ b/package/pppd/pppd.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endif
 define PPPD_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$(SED) 's/FILTER=y/#FILTER=y/' $(PPPD_DIR)/pppd/Makefile.linux
 	$(SED) 's/ifneq ($$(wildcard \/usr\/include\/pcap-bpf.h),)/ifdef FILTER/' $(PPPD_DIR)/*/Makefile.linux
-	( cd $(@D); ./configure )
+	( cd $(@D); ./configure --prefix=/usr )
 endef
 
 define PPPD_BUILD_CMDS