diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/phototonic/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/phototonic/default.nix
index 4ed3a424031d..4782376d1e0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/phototonic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/phototonic/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, qtbase, exiv2 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, qtbase, qmakeHook, exiv2 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "phototonic-${version}";
@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ qtbase exiv2 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ qmakeHook ];
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    runHook preConfigure
-    sed -i 's;/usr;;' phototonic.pro
-    qmake PREFIX=""
-    runHook postConfigure
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sed -i 's;/usr;$$PREFIX/;g' phototonic.pro
   '';
 
-  installFlags = [ "INSTALL_ROOT=$(out)" ];
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "An image viewer and organizer";
     homepage = http://oferkv.github.io/phototonic/;