diff --git a/fftw2.spec b/fftw2.spec
index 175d476..c8483f6 100644
--- a/fftw2.spec
+++ b/fftw2.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://www.fftw.org/
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.fftw.org/pub/fftw/fftw-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc-gfortran