diff --git a/libsbml.spec b/libsbml.spec
index 0bb39da..a2b6238 100644
--- a/libsbml.spec
+++ b/libsbml.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-%global __cmake_in_source_build 1
-
 %bcond_without perl
 %bcond_without ruby
 %bcond_with    octave
@@ -231,9 +229,9 @@ cp -a $(ls -1|grep -v build-docs) build-docs/
 %endif
 
 %build
-mkdir -p build && pushd build
+mkdir -p build
 %{set_build_flags}
-%cmake -DENABLE_{LAYOUT,QUAL,COMP,FBC,RENDER,GROUPS,MULTI}=ON \
+%cmake3 -B build -DENABLE_{LAYOUT,QUAL,COMP,FBC,RENDER,GROUPS,MULTI}=ON \
        -DCSHARP_COMPILER:FILEPATH=%{_bindir}/mcs \
 %if %{with python}
        -DWITH_PYTHON:BOOL=ON \
@@ -283,9 +281,9 @@ mkdir -p build && pushd build
        -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH:BOOL=YES \
        -DCMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH:BOOL=YES \
        -DWITH_MATLAB:BOOL=OFF \
-       -Wno-dev -DEXIT_ON_ERROR:BOOL=ON \
-       ..
-%make_build
+       -Wno-dev -DEXIT_ON_ERROR:BOOL=ON
+
+%make_build -C build
 popd
 
 pushd build-docs