diff --git a/configs/meson/windows.txt b/configs/meson/windows.txt
index 55b192e71b..9ef0fb3c8f 100644
--- a/configs/meson/windows.txt
+++ b/configs/meson/windows.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 [built-in options]
 bindir = ''
-prefix = '/qemu'
 
 [project options]
 qemu_suffix = ''