diff --git a/akonadi.spec b/akonadi.spec
index eee4017..48a7f2e 100644
--- a/akonadi.spec
+++ b/akonadi.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %clean