diff --git a/stix-fonts.spec b/stix-fonts.spec
index 699e1bf..09ea7a2 100644
--- a/stix-fonts.spec
+++ b/stix-fonts.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-%define fontname stix
-%define fontconf 61-%{fontname}
+%global fontname stix
+%global fontconf 61-%{fontname}
 
-%define archivename STIXBeta
+%global archivename STIXBeta
 
-%define common_desc \
+%global common_desc \
 The mission of the Scientific and Technical Information Exchange (STIX) font \
 creation project is the preparation of a comprehensive set of fonts that serve \
 the scientific and engineering community in the process from manuscript \