diff --git a/x11-terms/xvt/xvt-2.1-r3.ebuild b/x11-terms/xvt/xvt-2.1-r3.ebuild
index 1c3076cf22579..ec2d970817df9 100644
--- a/x11-terms/xvt/xvt-2.1-r3.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/xvt/xvt-2.1-r3.ebuild
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-pts.patch"
 )
 
-src_prepare() {
-	default
+src_configure() {
 	tc-export CC
 }