diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
index 2367eccb3b..c5877affc2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
@@ -578,8 +578,7 @@ (define-public beep
     (arguments
      (list #:make-flags
            #~(list (string-append "CC=" #$(cc-for-target))
-                   (string-append "prefix=" #$output)
-                   (string-append "pkgdocdir=$(docdir)/" #$name "-" #$version))
+                   (string-append "prefix=" #$output))
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
                (delete 'configure)      ; no configure script