diff --git a/mailnag.spec b/mailnag.spec
index 06b2c5b..1128488 100644
--- a/mailnag.spec
+++ b/mailnag.spec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} setup.py build
 
 %install
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
-%{__python} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%py2_install
 desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/applications/mailnag.desktop
 desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/applications/mailnag-config.desktop
 appstream-util validate-relax --nonet $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml