diff --git a/dejavu-fonts.spec b/dejavu-fonts.spec
index 8886fd5..459ae6e 100644
--- a/dejavu-fonts.spec
+++ b/dejavu-fonts.spec
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-%define fontname    dejavu
-%define archivename %{name}-%{archiveversion}
+%global fontname    dejavu
+%global archivename %{name}-%{archiveversion}
 
-#define alphatag .20080512svn2226
-#define alphatag .rc1
+#global alphatag .20080512svn2226
+#global alphatag .rc1
 
-#define archiveversion 2.24-20080512-2226
-%define archiveversion %{version}
+#global archiveversion 2.24-20080512-2226
+%global archiveversion %{version}
 
 # Let the perl maintainer worry about Unicode.org data files
-%define Blocks      %(eval "$(%{__perl} -V:privlibexp)"; echo $privlibexp)/unicore/Blocks.txt
-%define UnicodeData %(eval "$(%{__perl} -V:privlibexp)"; echo $privlibexp)/unicore/UnicodeData.txt
+%global Blocks      %(eval "$(%{__perl} -V:privlibexp)"; echo $privlibexp)/unicore/Blocks.txt
+%global UnicodeData %(eval "$(%{__perl} -V:privlibexp)"; echo $privlibexp)/unicore/UnicodeData.txt
 
 # Common description
-%define common_desc \
+%global common_desc \
 The DejaVu font set is based on the “Bitstream Vera” fonts, release 1.10. Its\
 purpose is to provide a wider range of characters, while maintaining the \
 original style, using an open collaborative development process.
 
 # Compat description
-%define compat_desc \
+%global compat_desc \
 This package only exists to help transition pre 2.26-3 DejaVu users to the new\
 package split. It will be removed after one distribution release cycle, please\
 do not reference it or depend on it in any way.\