diff --git a/caribou.spec b/caribou.spec
index 9345fe0..41fee71 100644
--- a/caribou.spec
+++ b/caribou.spec
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ make clean
 
 find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 
-desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/caribou-autostart.desktop || :
-desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/gtk-modules/caribou-gtk-module.desktop || :
+desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/caribou-autostart.desktop || :
+desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/gtk-modules/caribou-gtk-module.desktop || :
 
 %find_lang caribou