diff --git a/rust-sequoia-sq.spec b/rust-sequoia-sq.spec
index f53e64f..f5c0c3d 100644
--- a/rust-sequoia-sq.spec
+++ b/rust-sequoia-sq.spec
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %build
+export ASSET_OUT_DIR=target/assets
 %if %{with bundled_capnproto}
 pushd bundled_capnproto
 %cmake -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
@@ -160,13 +161,13 @@ popd
 %cargo_install
 # install manual pages
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
-cp -pav target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/man-pages/sq*.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1/
+cp -pav target/assets/man-pages/sq*.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1/
 # install shell completions
-install -Dpm 0644 target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/shell-completions/sq.bash \
+install -Dpm 0644 target/assets/shell-completions/sq.bash \
     %{buildroot}/%{bash_completions_dir}/sq.bash
-install -Dpm 0644 target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/shell-completions/sq.fish \
+install -Dpm 0644 target/assets/shell-completions/sq.fish \
     %{buildroot}/%{fish_completions_dir}/sq.fish
-install -Dpm 0644 target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/shell-completions/_sq \
+install -Dpm 0644 target/assets/shell-completions/_sq \
     %{buildroot}/%{zsh_completions_dir}/_sq
 
 %if %{with check}
diff --git a/rust2rpm.toml b/rust2rpm.toml
index dc313e9..5647e95 100644
--- a/rust2rpm.toml
+++ b/rust2rpm.toml
@@ -21,16 +21,19 @@ prep.post = [
     "rm -vr subplot/",
     "rm -v tests/sq-subplot.rs",
 ]
+build.pre = [
+    "export ASSET_OUT_DIR=target/assets",
+]
 install.post = [
     "# install manual pages",
     "mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1",
-    "cp -pav target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/man-pages/sq*.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1/",
+    "cp -pav target/assets/man-pages/sq*.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1/",
     "# install shell completions",
-    "install -Dpm 0644 target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/shell-completions/sq.bash \\",
+    "install -Dpm 0644 target/assets/shell-completions/sq.bash \\",
     "    %{buildroot}/%{bash_completions_dir}/sq.bash",
-    "install -Dpm 0644 target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/shell-completions/sq.fish \\",
+    "install -Dpm 0644 target/assets/shell-completions/sq.fish \\",
     "    %{buildroot}/%{fish_completions_dir}/sq.fish",
-    "install -Dpm 0644 target/release/build/%{crate}-*/out/shell-completions/_sq \\",
+    "install -Dpm 0644 target/assets/shell-completions/_sq \\",
     "    %{buildroot}/%{zsh_completions_dir}/_sq",
 ]