diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xxhash/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xxhash/package.py
index e2fcfbb7316..cb8e37bfaa5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xxhash/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xxhash/package.py
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ class Xxhash(MakefilePackage):
     version('0.5.1', '9417fd8a4d88204b680e21a60f0ccada')
     version('0.5.0', '42e9a31a2cfc2f626fde17e84a0b6bb7')
 
-    def install(self, spec, prefix):
-        make('prefix={0}'.format(prefix), 'install')
+    def edit(self, spec, prefix):
+        makefile = FileFilter("Makefile")
+        makefile.filter('/usr/local', prefix)