diff --git a/gmic.spec b/gmic.spec
index 3c65d54..f7812d4 100644
--- a/gmic.spec
+++ b/gmic.spec
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ BuildRequires: libcurl-devel
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: make
+BuildRequires: chrpath
+
 # The C library binding was mistakenly put in a -static
 # package despite being a shared library
 Obsoletes:     gmic-static <= 2.1.8
@@ -156,6 +158,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/
 # Sourced files shouldn't be executable
 chmod -x $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d/gmic
 
+# remove rpaths
+chrpath --delete $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/gmic
+chrpath --delete $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libcgmic.so.*
+chrpath --delete $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libgmic.so.*
+
 %ldconfig_scriptlets
 
 %post
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ fi
 - bump version
 - disable patch0
 - disable patch2
+- BuildRequires: chrpath
 
 * Wed Jan 26 2022 josef radinger <cheese@nosuchhost.net> - 3.0.2-1
 - bump version