diff --git a/libxcrypt.spec b/libxcrypt.spec
index e4d6acc..23adcce 100644
--- a/libxcrypt.spec
+++ b/libxcrypt.spec
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ discouraged.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -p 1
+
 ./bootstrap
+
 %if %{with new_api}
 %{__cat} << EOF >> README%{distname}
 This version of the %{name} package ships the libcrypt.so.2
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ by the %{name}-compat package.
 %endif
 EOF
 %endif
+
 %if %{with enosys_stubs}
 %{__cat} << EOF >> README.posix
 This version of the libcrypt.so.1 library has entirely removed
@@ -311,6 +314,7 @@ should work unmodified with the provided version of the
 libcrypt.so.1 library in place.
 EOF
 %endif
+
 %if %{with staticlib}
 %{__cat} << EOF >> README.static
 Applications that use certain legacy APIs supplied by glibc’s
@@ -319,10 +323,11 @@ cannot be compiled nor linked against the supplied build of
 the object files provided in the static library libcrypt.a.
 EOF
 %endif
-%{__mkdir_p} %{_vpath_builddir}{,-compat}
 
 
 %build
+%{__mkdir_p} %{_vpath_builddir}{,-compat}
+
 # Build the default system library.
 pushd %{_vpath_builddir}
 %configure                                       \