diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8dccf8bac..1af0b4b80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           git clone https://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c.git
           cd geoip-api-c
           autoreconf --install
-          ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-silent-rules --datadir=/var --prefix=/usr
+          ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-silent-rules
           make install
       - name: build.sh
         run: ./build.sh