diff --git a/libplist.spec b/libplist.spec
index e61654d..700d281 100644
--- a/libplist.spec
+++ b/libplist.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:     libplist
 Version:  2.1.0
-Release:  1%{?dist}
+Release:  2%{?dist}
 Summary:  Library for manipulating Apple Binary and XML Property Lists
 
 License:  LGPLv2+
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ Requires: python3
 NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
 
 %build
-export CC=gcc
-export CXX=g++
+export CC=%{__cc}
+export CXX=%{__cxx}
 export CFLAGS='%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing'
 export CXXFLAGS='%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing'
 export PYTHON='python3'
 %configure --disable-static
 
-make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
+%make_build V=1
 
 %install
-make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+%make_install
 
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -type f -name "*.la" -delete
 
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ make check
 %{python3_sitearch}/plist*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Jan 18 2020 Tom Stellard <tstellar@redhat.com> - 2.1.0-2
+- Spec cleanup: Use make_build, make_install, __cc, and __cxx macros
+
 * Sat Nov 23 2019 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@redhat.com> - 2.1.0-1
 + libplist-2.1.0-1
 - Update to 2.1.0