diff --git a/sjinn.spec b/sjinn.spec
index e8d51e9..52e6611 100644
--- a/sjinn.spec
+++ b/sjinn.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Summary:        Simple tool for sending & receiving data from RS-232 devices
 Group:          Applications/Communications
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://sjinn.sourceforge.net/
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 # installer should use 0644 permissions for man page