diff --git a/misc/Makefile b/misc/Makefile
index 79b712c21..4625b288e 100644
--- a/misc/Makefile
+++ b/misc/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 PYTHON = python3
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
-DESTDIR =
 ICONSIZES = 16 24 32 48 64 128 256 512
 DATAROOTDIR = $(PREFIX)/share
 DATADIR ?= $(DATAROOTDIR)