diff --git a/source-highlight.spec b/source-highlight.spec
index d658afd..d6b9392 100644
--- a/source-highlight.spec
+++ b/source-highlight.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BuildRequires: help2man, ctags, chrpath
 Requires(post): info
 Requires(preun): info
 Requires: ctags
+BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
 %description
 This program, given a source file, produces a document with syntax