diff --git a/shared-mime-info.spec b/shared-mime-info.spec
index e8f9c1b..a65fc5c 100644
--- a/shared-mime-info.spec
+++ b/shared-mime-info.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ patch -p1 < %SOURCE7
 %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/
+%meson -Dupdate-mimedb=true
 %meson_build
 
 %install