diff --git a/Ports/libxml2/package.sh b/Ports/libxml2/package.sh
index 23195ec9eb..73878a535d 100755
--- a/Ports/libxml2/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/libxml2/package.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ use_fresh_config_sub=true
 files="https://download.gnome.org/sources/libxml2/2.9/libxml2-${version}.tar.xz libxml2-${version}.tar.xz 276130602d12fe484ecc03447ee5e759d0465558fbc9d6bd144e3745306ebf0e"
 auth_type=sha256
 depends=("libiconv" "xz")
-configopts=("--prefix=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local" "--without-python")
+configopts=("--with-sysroot=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}" "--prefix=/usr/local" "--without-python")
 
 install() {
-    # Leave out DESTDIR - otherwise the prefix breaks
-    run make install
+    run make DESTDIR="${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}" install
 
     # Link shared library
     run ${SERENITY_ARCH}-pc-serenity-gcc -shared -o ${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local/lib/libxml2.so -Wl,-soname,libxml2.so -Wl,--whole-archive ${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local/lib/libxml2.a -Wl,--no-whole-archive -llzma