diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4b7ac6c..7e3d395 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ default_prefix=/usr/local
 while (( $# ))
 do
 	case "$1" in
-		--prefix)	prefix="$2"
-				shift
+		--prefix=*)	prefix="${1#*=}"
 		;;
 	esac
 	shift