diff --git a/ddrescue.spec b/ddrescue.spec
index 6fdd015..14db5d4 100644
--- a/ddrescue.spec
+++ b/ddrescue.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ License:        GPLv3+
 URL:            http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html
 Source0:        http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/ddrescue/ddrescue-%{version}.tar.lz
 Source1:        http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/ddrescue/ddrescue-%{version}.tar.lz.sig
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:   lzip
 Requires(post):  info