diff --git a/python-linux-procfs.spec b/python-linux-procfs.spec
index 521efc3..493ee91 100644
--- a/python-linux-procfs.spec
+++ b/python-linux-procfs.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ BuildRequires: python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
 %endif
-BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
 %global _description\
 Abstractions to extract information from the Linux kernel /proc files.