diff --git a/virt-viewer.spec b/virt-viewer.spec
index ccd5525..878b4b5 100644
--- a/virt-viewer.spec
+++ b/virt-viewer.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Group: Applications/System
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: http://virt-manager.org/
 Source0: http://virt-manager.org/download/sources/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Requires: openssh-clients
 Requires(post):   %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives