diff --git a/extra/ncurses/build b/extra/ncurses/build
index 30d99b76..74b21116 100755
--- a/extra/ncurses/build
+++ b/extra/ncurses/build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     --without-cxx-binding
 
 make
-make DESTDIR="$1" install
+make install
 
 # Force ncurses to link against wide-character ncurses library.
 for lib in ncurses form panel menu; do