diff --git a/srcpkgs/bsd-games/files/config.params b/srcpkgs/bsd-games/files/config.params
index e2cd8dc456..b4221a2151 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bsd-games/files/config.params
+++ b/srcpkgs/bsd-games/files/config.params
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bsd_games_cfg_non_interactive=y
-bsd_games_cfg_install_prefix=PKGDIR
 bsd_games_cfg_no_build_dirs='fortune factor wtf monop dm'
 bsd_games_cfg_gamesdir=/usr/bin
 bsd_games_cfg_sbindir=/usr/bin
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template b/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template
index 40a5b226de..3b8e07feda 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bsd-games/template
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ pre_configure() {
 	echo "bsd_games_cfg_cxx='$CXX'" >>config.params
 	echo "bsd_games_cfg_other_cflags='$CFLAGS'" >>config.params
 	echo "bsd_games_cfg_other_ldflags='$LDFLAGS'" >>config.params
+	echo "bsd_games_cfg_install_prefix='$DESTDIR'" >>config.params
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	echo >install-score
-	sed -i "s|PKGDIR|$DESTDIR|g" hide-game install-man install-score Makeconfig subst.sed
 	make install
 
 	# Remove conflict with fish-shell