diff --git a/ci/cirrus/build.yml b/ci/cirrus/build.yml
index a6b13b947c..2d3c46a77c 100644
--- a/ci/cirrus/build.yml
+++ b/ci/cirrus/build.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ build_task:
     - git fetch origin "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
     - git reset --hard "$CI_COMMIT_SHA"
   build_script:
-    - meson build --prefix=$(pwd)/install-root
+    - meson build
     - ninja -C build dist