diff --git a/mksh.spec b/mksh.spec
index 7598d9b..0aa02f9 100644
--- a/mksh.spec
+++ b/mksh.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Provides:         /bin/lksh, /bin/mksh
 Requires(post):   grep
 Requires(postun): sed
 BuildRequires:    util-linux, ed
-BuildRoot:        %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 %description
 mksh is the MirBSD enhanced version of the Public Domain Korn shell (pdksh),