diff --git a/databases/db41/Makefile b/databases/db41/Makefile
index 9860f440c9c6..5edb9820b3ab 100644
--- a/databases/db41/Makefile
+++ b/databases/db41/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ DEPRECATED=	Please use databases/db5 or db6 for new installs.
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/build_unix
 
+USES=		desthack
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=	../dist/configure
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-compat185 --enable-dump185 \
 		--enable-cxx --enable-dynamic \
-		--includedir=${PREFIX}/include/db41
+		--includedir=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/db41
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ INSTALL_TARGET=	install install_docs
 PORTDOCS=	*
 .endif
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
-
 .if ${ARCH} == amd64
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-mutex=x86/gcc-assembly
 .endif