diff --git a/dev-util/boost-build/boost-build-1.74.0.ebuild b/dev-util/boost-build/boost-build-1.74.0.ebuild
index 40e1b4993f787..8801fdb3a595f 100644
--- a/dev-util/boost-build/boost-build-1.74.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/boost-build/boost-build-1.74.0.ebuild
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	hprefixify engine/Jambase
 	tc-export CXX
 }