diff --git a/spice-gtk.spec b/spice-gtk.spec
index 08cdcf2..0bdc3c7 100644
--- a/spice-gtk.spec
+++ b/spice-gtk.spec
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ gpgv2 --quiet --keyring %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE1} %{SOURCE0}
   %{mjpegflag} \
   %{celt051flag} \
   %{pulseflag} \
+%if 0%{?flatpak}
+  -Dpolkit=disabled
+%else
   -Dusb-acl-helper-dir=%{_libexecdir}/spice-gtk-%{_arch}/
+%endif
 
 %meson_build