diff --git a/shared-mime-info.spec b/shared-mime-info.spec
index 9c16228..5958454 100644
--- a/shared-mime-info.spec
+++ b/shared-mime-info.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ BuildRequires:  xmlto
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  itstool
+BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 
@@ -43,9 +44,7 @@ tar xjf %SOURCE6
 mv xdgmime-*/ xdgmime/
 
 %build
-cd ./xdgmime/
-make
-cd ..
+%make_build -C xdgmime
 # the updated mimedb is later owned as %%ghost to ensure proper file-ownership
 # it also asserts it is possible to build it
 %meson -Dupdate-mimedb=true -Dxdg-mime-path=./xdgmime/