diff --git a/calibre.spec b/calibre.spec
index 11235a7..f1fc01f 100644
--- a/calibre.spec
+++ b/calibre.spec
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ CALIBRE_PY3_PORT=1 \
 %__python3 setup.py build
 
 %install
-unset $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}
 
 # create directories for xdg-utils