diff --git a/vips.spec b/vips.spec
index 63ed89a..6558530 100644
--- a/vips.spec
+++ b/vips.spec
@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ sed -i "s/\\(IM_VERSION_STRING=\\)\$IM_VERSION-\`date\`/\\1\"\$IM_VERSION-$FAKE_
 	configure
 unset FAKE_BUILD_DATE
 
-
-%build
-%configure --disable-static --enable-gtk-doc
-
 # Avoid setting RPATH to /usr/lib64 on 64-bit builds
 # The DIE_RPATH_DIE trick breaks the build wrt gobject-introspection
 sed -i 's|sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="|sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="/%{_lib} %{_libdir} |' configure
 
+
+%build
+%configure --disable-static --enable-gtk-doc
 make %{?_smp_mflags}