diff --git a/cyrus-imapd.spec b/cyrus-imapd.spec
index 19fa146..974bb77 100644
--- a/cyrus-imapd.spec
+++ b/cyrus-imapd.spec
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ install -m 644 master/conf/*.conf doc/conf/
 # Generate db config file
 ( grep '^{' lib/imapoptions | grep _db | cut -d'"' -f 2,4 | \
   sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/-nosync//' -e 's/ *$//' -e 's/"/=/'
-  echo sieve_version=2.2.3 ) | sort > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/rpm/db.cfg
+  echo sieve_version=2.2.3 ) | sort > %buildroot/%_datadir/%name/rpm/db.cfg
 
 # create the ghost pem file
 touch %buildroot/%ssl_pem_file
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ mv %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/master.8 %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/cyrus-master.8
 mv %buildroot/%cyrexecdir/fetchnews %buildroot/%cyrexecdir/cyrfetchnews
 mv %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/fetchnews.8 %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/cyrfetchnews.8
 perl -pi -e 's|fetchnews|cyrfetchnews|g;s|Fetchnews|Cyrfetchnews|g;s/FETCHNEWS/CYRFETCHNEWS/g' \
-    %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/cyrfetchnews.8
+    %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/cyrfetchnews.8
 
 # Rename 'httpd' manpage to avoid clash with Apache
 mv %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/httpd.8 %buildroot/%_mandir/man8/cyrhttpd.8