diff --git a/sparse.spec b/sparse.spec
index a15d613..a39be41 100644
--- a/sparse.spec
+++ b/sparse.spec
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ Name: sparse
 
 Version: 0.6.4
 
-# either a rc? or %{nil}
+# either a rc? or %\{nil\}
 %define rcver rc1
 
 %if "x%{?rcver}" != "x"
-%define build_ver	%{version}-%{rcver}
-%define dotrc		.%{rcver}
+%define build_ver       %{version}-%{rcver}
+%define dotrc           .%{rcver}
 %else
-%define build_ver	%{version}
-%define dotrc 		%{nil}
+%define build_ver       %{version}
+%define dotrc           %{nil}
 %endif
 
 Release: 1%{dotrc}%{?dist}
@@ -43,13 +43,12 @@ Sparse is primarily used in the development and debugging of the Linux kernel.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n sparse-%{build_ver}
 
+%build
 %define make_destdir \
 make DESTDIR="%{buildroot}" PREFIX="%{_prefix}" \\\
      BINDIR="%{_bindir}" LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" \\\
-     INCLUDEDIR="%{_includedir}" PKGCONFIGDIR="%{_libdir}/pkgconfig" \\\
-%{nil}
+     INCLUDEDIR="%{_includedir}" PKGCONFIGDIR="%{_libdir}/pkgconfig"
 
-%build
 %make_destdir %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="%{optflags}" HAVE_LLVM=no
 
 %install
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ make clean
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
-- Wed Sep 01 2021 Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com> - 0.6.4.rc1-1
+* Wed Sep 01 2021 Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com> - 0.6.4.rc1-1
 - Update to 0.6.4-rc1 release
 
 * Fri Jul 23 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.6.3-3