diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7bdc53ef..bb5133bf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ rpm: jq jq_test
 	@echo "Packaging jq as an RPM ..."
 	mkdir -p rpm/SOURCES rpm/BUILD rpm/BUILDROOT rpm/RPMS rpm/SPECS
 	cp jq-$$(cat VERSION).tar.gz rpm/SOURCES/
-	rpmbuild -tb --define "_topdir ${PWD}/rpm" --define "_prefix ${HOME}" --define "version $$(cat VERSION)" --define "release ${RELEASE}" rpm/SOURCES/jq-$$(cat VERSION).tar.gz
+	rpmbuild -tb --define "_topdir ${PWD}/rpm" --define "_prefix /usr" --define "version $$(cat VERSION)" --define "release ${RELEASE}" rpm/SOURCES/jq-$$(cat VERSION).tar.gz
 	find rpm/RPMS/ -name "*.rpm" -exec mv {} ./ \;
 	rm -rf rpm
 
diff --git a/jq.spec b/jq.spec
index 4bdcac6f..35db1ae1 100644
--- a/jq.spec
+++ b/jq.spec
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ echo "Building in: \"$(pwd)\""
 make
 
 %install
-echo "Installing to: \"${_buildroot}\""
-make install DESTDIR=${_buildroot}
+echo "Installing to: \"%{buildroot}\""
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 
 %clean
-rm -rf ${_buildroot}
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)