diff --git a/rawtherapee.spec b/rawtherapee.spec
index dc30f75..7d68905 100644
--- a/rawtherapee.spec
+++ b/rawtherapee.spec
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT 
 
 desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
-appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml
+appstream-util validate-relax --nonet $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml
 
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/