diff --git a/cinnamon-translations.spec b/cinnamon-translations.spec
index a8607c7..bb24fa5 100644
--- a/cinnamon-translations.spec
+++ b/cinnamon-translations.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ cp -Rp mo-export/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/cinnamon/locale/
 rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/cinnamon/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/cinnamon-bluetooth.mo
 
 # install mint translations for mintlocale
-cp -r mint-translations-%{_trans_version}/%{_datadir}/linuxmint/* %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/
+cp -r mint-translations-%{_trans_version}/%{_datadir}/linuxmint/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/
 
 %find_lang cinnamon
 %find_lang mintlocale