diff --git a/metis.spec b/metis.spec
index f7f4705..9710726 100644
--- a/metis.spec
+++ b/metis.spec
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ PCRE_LDFLAGS="-lpcre2-posix"
 cd metis64
 patch -p0 < %{PATCH2}
 patch -p0 < %{PATCH4}
-mkdir -p build64
+cd ..
+mkdir -p metis64/build64
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 9
 PCRE_LDFLAGS="-lpcreposix"
 %else
@@ -142,7 +143,6 @@ PCRE_LDFLAGS="-lpcre2-posix"
  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=TRUE \
  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=%{_prefix} ..
 %make_build -C metis64/build64
-cd ../
 %endif
 
 %install