diff --git a/python-pillow.spec b/python-pillow.spec
index b78babe..2c6c7c9 100644
--- a/python-pillow.spec
+++ b/python-pillow.spec
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG=mingw64-pkg-config %{mingw64_py3_build}
 
 # Doc build
 %if %{with doc}
-PYTHONPATH=$($PWD/build/lib.linux-*) make -C docs html BUILDDIR=_build_py3 SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build-%python3_version
+PYTHONPATH=$(echo $PWD/build/lib.linux-*) make -C docs html BUILDDIR=_build_py3 SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build-%python3_version
 rm -f docs/_build_py3/html/.buildinfo
 %endif
 
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{mingw64_bindir}
 
 %check
 # Check Python 3 modules
-ln -s $PWD/Images $($PWD/build/lib.linux-*)/Images
-cp -R $PWD/Tests $($PWD/build/lib.linux-*)/Tests
-cp -a $PWD/selftest.py $($PWD/build/lib.linux-*)/selftest.py
+ln -s $PWD/Images $(echo $PWD/build/lib.linux-*)/Images
+cp -R $PWD/Tests $(echo $PWD/build/lib.linux-*)/Tests
+cp -a $PWD/selftest.py $(echo $PWD/build/lib.linux-*)/selftest.py
 pushd build/lib.linux-*
 PYTHONPATH=$PWD %{__python3} selftest.py
 popd