diff --git a/chkconfig.spec b/chkconfig.spec
index 88fc974..9f5ddef 100644
--- a/chkconfig.spec
+++ b/chkconfig.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 URL: https://github.com/fedora-sysv/chkconfig
 Source: https://github.com/fedora-sysv/chkconfig/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: newt-devel gettext popt-devel libselinux-devel beakerlib gcc
 Conflicts: initscripts <= 5.30-1
 Provides: alternatives = %{version}-%{release}