diff --git a/libical.spec b/libical.spec
index 46695e1..ecf91bd 100644
--- a/libical.spec
+++ b/libical.spec
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Development files needed for building things which link against %{name}-glib.
 rm %{buildroot}/%{_libexecdir}/libical/ical-glib-src-generator
 
 %check
-make test ARGS="-V" -C %{_target_platform}
+make test ARGS="-V" -C %{_vpath_builddir}
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets