diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 24ef13c4..12c298e0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(opus, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-opus],
               [], [enable_opus=no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(XRDP_OPUS, [test x$enable_opus = xyes])
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL(GOT_PREFIX, test "x${prefix}" != "xNONE"])
-
 # checking for openssl
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([openssl/rc4.h], [],
   [AC_MSG_ERROR([please install libssl-dev or openssl-devel])],
diff --git a/libxrdp/Makefile.am b/libxrdp/Makefile.am
index ec92f8be..5435343b 100644
--- a/libxrdp/Makefile.am
+++ b/libxrdp/Makefile.am
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ EXTRA_LIBS += -ljpeg
 endif
 endif
 
-if GOT_PREFIX
-EXTRA_INCLUDES += -I$(prefix)/include
-EXTRA_FLAGS += -L$(prefix)/lib -Wl,-rpath -Wl,$(prefix)/lib
-endif
-
 AM_CFLAGS = \
   -DXRDP_CFG_PATH=\"${sysconfdir}/xrdp\" \
   -DXRDP_SBIN_PATH=\"${sbindir}\" \
diff --git a/xrdp/Makefile.am b/xrdp/Makefile.am
index 8a8b36eb..8014761a 100644
--- a/xrdp/Makefile.am
+++ b/xrdp/Makefile.am
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ else
 EXTRA_DEFINES = -DXRDP_NODEBUG
 endif
 
-if GOT_PREFIX
-EXTRA_INCLUDES += -I$(prefix)/include
-EXTRA_FLAGS += -L$(prefix)/lib -Wl,-rpath -Wl,$(prefix)/lib
-endif
-
 if XRDP_RFXCODEC
 EXTRA_DEFINES += -DXRDP_RFXCODEC
 EXTRA_INCLUDES += -I$(top_srcdir)/librfxcodec/include