diff --git a/kdelibs3.spec b/kdelibs3.spec
index 1e53ad1..1c99c1e 100644
--- a/kdelibs3.spec
+++ b/kdelibs3.spec
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 
 # create/own, see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/483318
-mkdir -p %{_libdir}/kconf_update_bin
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/kconf_update_bin
 
 chmod a+x %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*
 install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/services/devices.protocol