diff --git a/matchbox-window-manager.spec b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
index 0951bde..9b12632 100644
--- a/matchbox-window-manager.spec
+++ b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Source0:       %{name}-%{version}-%{alphatag}.tar.gz
 
 Patch1: matchbox-window-manager-1.2-keysyms.patch
 
-Buildroot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig 
 BuildRequires:  expat-devel