diff --git a/epel-rpm-macros.spec b/epel-rpm-macros.spec
index f84fcc2..01f1312 100644
--- a/epel-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/epel-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           epel-rpm-macros
 Version:        7
-Release:        12
+Release:        13
 Summary:        Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux RPM macros
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE1} \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 15 2016 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 7-13
+- Backport vpath macros.
+
 * Fri Dec 9 2016 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> 7-12
 - Fix override macro file name
 
diff --git a/macros.epel-rpm-macros b/macros.epel-rpm-macros
index b4f2793..a8caf66 100644
--- a/macros.epel-rpm-macros
+++ b/macros.epel-rpm-macros
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@
 
 # Bash completions; not in bash to not intefere with install ordering
 %bash_completion_dir /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/
+
+# vpath macros, backported from Fedora
+# directory where CMakeLists.txt/meson.build/etc. are placed
+%_vpath_srcdir .
+
+# directory (doesn't need to exist) where all generated build files will be placed
+%_vpath_builddir %_target_platform