diff --git a/c-ares.spec b/c-ares.spec
index 317061a..34f9973 100644
--- a/c-ares.spec
+++ b/c-ares.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Source1: LICENSE
 Patch0: 0001-Use-RPM-compiler-options.patch
 Patch1: c-ares-1.10.0-multilib.patch
 
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake