diff --git a/srcpkgs/libzen/template b/srcpkgs/libzen/template
index 183407266c1..c866d9a03fa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libzen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libzen/template
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ checksum=98ddd5c8e02d672055b0087067bc9bcdff27d5f9a8b8943fc209c53d2cf4caa7
 
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
-configure_args="--prefix=/usr --enable-shared"
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc="ZenLib/Project/GNU/Library"
 
@@ -44,5 +43,6 @@ libzen-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+		vmove usr/lib/*.a
 	}
 }