diff --git a/NetworkManager.spec b/NetworkManager.spec
index fb63aab..1d79a7c 100644
--- a/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 # its 'make check' hook will complain about applet translatables that aren't
 # listed in NetworkManager's po/POTFILES
 chmod -wrx network-manager-applet-%{version}
-dbus-uuidgen --ensure
+dbus-uuidgen --ensure=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/dbus/machine-id
 make check
 chmod +wrx network-manager-applet-%{version}