diff --git a/audacity.spec b/audacity.spec
index 3829ce7..94eaecf 100644
--- a/audacity.spec
+++ b/audacity.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #global commit0 53a5c930a4b5b053ab06a8b975458fc51cf41f6c
 #global shortcommit0 #(c=#{commit0}; echo ${c:0:7})
 
+# Disable rpath checking until upstream fixes the rpath: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/1008
+%global __brp_check_rpaths %{nil}
+
 Name: audacity
 
 Version: 3.0.2
@@ -242,6 +245,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/%{name}/LICENSE.txt
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 18 2021 Ian McInerney <ian.s.mcinerney@ieee.org> - 3.0.2-4
+- Disable rpath checking until upstream fixes the rpath issues
+
 * Thu Jun 17 2021 Ian McInerney <ian.s.mcinerney@ieee.org> - 3.0.2-4
 - Fix detection of Jack development package (fixes rhbz #1972963)
 - Add packages needed for the LV2 interface to use the system libraries