diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index 41e2b88..2c66771 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_kde4_sysconfdir}/xdg/menus/applications.menu \
    %{buildroot}%{_kde4_sysconfdir}/xdg/menus/kde4-applications.menu
 
 # create/own, see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/483318
-mkdir -p %{_kde4_libdir}/kconf_update_bin
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_kde4_libdir}/kconf_update_bin
 
 %if "%{name}" != "kdelibs"
 # remove files which conflict with KDE 3