diff --git a/libvirt-glib.spec b/libvirt-glib.spec
index eda51b5..aa9fe53 100644
--- a/libvirt-glib.spec
+++ b/libvirt-glib.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Group: Development/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://libvirt.org/
 Source0: ftp://libvirt.org/libvirt/glib/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= 2.36.0
 BuildRequires: libvirt-devel >= %{libvirt_version}