diff --git a/dev86.spec b/dev86.spec
index 98260ad..62bae8e 100644
--- a/dev86.spec
+++ b/dev86.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Patch0: dev86-noelks.patch
 Patch1: dev86-64bit.patch
 Patch2: dev86-nostrip.patch
 Patch4: dev86-long.patch
-Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Obsoletes: bin86
 
 # don't try to strip binaries generated by dev86 unknown to /usr/bin/strip