diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/blktrace/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/blktrace/default.nix
index 8ff4b16a1a53..a812c50e5b9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/blktrace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/blktrace/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libaio ];
 
-  preConfigure = ''
-    sed s,/usr/local,$out, -i Makefile
-  '';
+  makeFlags = [
+    "prefix=${placeholder "out"}"
+    "CC:=$(CC)"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Block layer IO tracing mechanism";