diff --git a/steps-guix/argp-standalone-1.4.1/pass1.sh b/steps-guix/argp-standalone-1.4.1/pass1.sh
index 81fc424a..c9f4b5b6 100644
--- a/steps-guix/argp-standalone-1.4.1/pass1.sh
+++ b/steps-guix/argp-standalone-1.4.1/pass1.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-    make "${MAKEJOBS}" install \
-        DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" \
-        prefix="${KERNEL_SYSROOT}" \
-        libdir="${KERNEL_SYSROOT}/lib"
+    mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${KERNEL_SYSROOT}/include"
+    mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${KERNEL_SYSROOT}/lib"
+
+    # noinst_HEADERS/noinst_LIBRARIES: install artifacts explicitly.
+    test -f ../argp.h
+    test -f libargp.a
+    install -m644 ../argp.h "${DESTDIR}${KERNEL_SYSROOT}/include/argp.h"
+    install -m644 libargp.a "${DESTDIR}${KERNEL_SYSROOT}/lib/libargp.a"
 }