diff --git a/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh b/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh
index 36966926cc..c360fbadd0 100644
--- a/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh
+++ b/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ if [ -n "$build_style" -a "$build_style" != "gnu-configure" ]; then
 	return 0
 fi
 
-export configure_args="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --localstatedir=/var ${configure_args}"
+export configure_args="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --bindir=/usr/bin
+ --localedir=/usr/share/locale --infodir=/usr/share/info
+ --localstatedir=/var ${configure_args}"
+
 . ${XBPS_COMMONDIR}/build-profiles/${XBPS_MACHINE}.sh
 export configure_args+=" --host=$XBPS_TRIPLET --build=$XBPS_TRIPLET"