diff --git a/share/i18n/esdb/Makefile.part b/share/i18n/esdb/Makefile.part
index 9ca8577..329e9fb 100644
--- a/share/i18n/esdb/Makefile.part
+++ b/share/i18n/esdb/Makefile.part
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ PART!=	sed '/^\#/d;/^ *$$/d' ${PARTFILE}
 .endif
 .if !defined(NO_EPREFIX)
 CODESETS?= ${PART:C/^/${CODE}${SEP}/}
-EPREFIX?= ${CODE}${SEP}
+EPREFIX= ${CODE}${SEP}
 .else
 CODESETS?= ${PART}
-EPREFIX?=	
+EPREFIX=	
 .endif
 ESUBDIR?= ${CODE}
 ESDB?=	${CODESETS:C/$/.esdb/:S/:/@/}