diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py
index d45eadb0284..7901d627b1a 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ class Prank(Package):
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         with working_dir('src'):
+
+            filter_file('gcc', '{0}'.format(spack_cc),
+                        'Makefile', string=True)
+            filter_file('g++', '{0}'.format(spack_cxx),
+                        'Makefile', string=True)
+            if not spec.target.family == 'x86_64':
+                filter_file('-m64', '', 'Makefile', string=True)
+                filter_file('-pipe', '', 'Makefile', string=True)
+
             make()
             mkdirp(prefix.bin)
             install('prank', prefix.bin)