diff --git a/perl-ClamAV-Client.spec b/perl-ClamAV-Client.spec
index ddada5b..9472124 100644
--- a/perl-ClamAV-Client.spec
+++ b/perl-ClamAV-Client.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  perl(Module::Build)
 
-Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
+Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`perl -V:version`"; echo $version))
 
 %{?perl_default_filter}
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ full functionality of the clamd client/server protocol is supported.
 
 
 %build
-%{__perl} Build.PL installdirs=vendor
+perl Build.PL installdirs=vendor
 ./Build
 
 
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ full functionality of the clamd client/server protocol is supported.
 
 
 %changelog
+- Replace usage of the %%{__perl} macro by the plain perl command.
+
 * Tue Jan 15 2013 Mathieu Bridon <bochecha@fedoraproject.org> - 0.11-1
 - Initial package for Fedora, with help from cpanspec.