diff --git a/sudo.spec b/sudo.spec
index 1e803ec..366a702 100644
--- a/sudo.spec
+++ b/sudo.spec
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ make
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" install_uid=`id -u` install_gid=`id -g` sudoers_uid=`id -u` sudoers_gid=`id -g`
 chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/* 
 install -p -d -m 700 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/run/sudo