--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -361,11 +361,8 @@ if [ -e "$LDELF" ]; then
 	echo "LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,-rpath=${LIBDIR}" >>$CONFIG_MK
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$PREFIX" ] || [ "$PREFIX" = / ]; then
-	ALLOW_USR_LIBS=false
-else
-	ALLOW_USR_LIBS=true
-fi
+ALLOW_USR_LIBS=true
+
 case "$OS" in
 linux*|solaris*|sunos*|kfreebsd*|dragonfly*|freebsd*) ;;
 *)