diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/clightning/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/clightning/default.nix
index 04f3c1fcbc84..df7eace3284d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/clightning/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/clightning/default.nix
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       devtools/sql-rewrite.py
   '';
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    ./configure --prefix=$out --disable-developer --disable-valgrind
-  '';
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-developer" "--disable-valgrind" ];
 
-  makeFlags = [ "prefix=$(out) VERSION=v${version}" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "VERSION=v${version}" ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;