diff --git a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
index caa8c783ea..cd92c62f58 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ssh.scm
@@ -329,25 +329,21 @@ (define-public corkscrew
                 "1gmhas4va6gd70i2x2mpxpwpgww6413mji29mg282jms3jscn3qd"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     ;; Replace configure phase as the ./configure script does not link
-     ;; CONFIG_SHELL and SHELL passed as parameters
      `(#:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (replace 'configure
-           (lambda* (#:key outputs inputs system build target
-                           #:allow-other-keys #:rest args)
-             (let* ((configure (assoc-ref %standard-phases 'configure))
-                    (prefix (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
-                    (bash   (which "bash"))
+           ;; Replace configure phase as the ./configure script does not like
+           ;; CONFIG_SHELL and SHELL passed as parameters
+           (lambda* (#:key outputs build target #:allow-other-keys)
+             (let* ((out   (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+                    (bash  (which "bash"))
                     ;; Set --build and --host flags as the provided config.guess
                     ;; is not able to detect them
-                    (flags `(,(string-append "--prefix=" prefix)
+                    (flags `(,(string-append "--prefix=" out)
                              ,(string-append "--build=" build)
                              ,(string-append "--host=" (or target build)))))
                (setenv "CONFIG_SHELL" bash)
-               (apply invoke bash
-                      (string-append "." "/configure")
-                      flags))))
+               (apply invoke bash "./configure" flags))))
          (add-after 'install 'install-documentation
            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))