diff --git a/mod_geoip.spec b/mod_geoip.spec
index 30447c6..89f959e 100644
--- a/mod_geoip.spec
+++ b/mod_geoip.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ the Apache license.
 %{_httpd_apxs} -Wc,-Wall -Wl,"-lGeoIP" -c %{name}.c
 
 %install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 install -D -p -m 755 .libs/%{name}.so $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_httpd_moddir}/%{name}.so
 
 cat << EOF > 10-geoip.conf