diff --git a/extra/pango/build b/extra/pango/build
index 90a0a188..290d7379 100755
--- a/extra/pango/build
+++ b/extra/pango/build
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-export DESTDIR="$1"
-
 patch -p1 < no-fribidi.patch
 
 # First substitution disables weird case where build may try to git clone