diff --git a/ghc-split.spec b/ghc-split.spec
index a151be7..08ca2b3 100644
--- a/ghc-split.spec
+++ b/ghc-split.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 License:        BSD
 URL:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}
 Source0:        http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/%{pkg_name}/%{version}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 # fedora ghc archs:
 ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64 ppc alpha
 BuildRequires:  ghc, ghc-doc, ghc-prof