diff --git a/patterns-devel-java.changes b/patterns-devel-java.changes
index e346b67..4803af6 100644
--- a/patterns-devel-java.changes
+++ b/patterns-devel-java.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr 10 13:27:52 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Use macros over old $RPM shell vars.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 16 06:15:40 UTC 2017 - sflees@suse.de
 
diff --git a/patterns-devel-java.spec b/patterns-devel-java.spec
index 17e1aa7..146f619 100644
--- a/patterns-devel-java.spec
+++ b/patterns-devel-java.spec
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ Suggests:       geronimo-j2ee-1_4-apis
 Tools and libraries for software development using the Java programming language.
 
 %files devel_java
-%dir /usr/share/doc/packages/patterns
-/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/devel_java.txt
+%dir %{_defaultdocdir}/patterns
+%{_defaultdocdir}/patterns/devel_java.txt
 
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@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ Tools and libraries for software development using the Java programming language
 %build
 
 %install
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/
-echo 'This file marks the pattern devel_java to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/devel_java.txt
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_defaultdocdir}/patterns/
+echo 'This file marks the pattern devel_java to be installed.' >%{buildroot}/%{_defaultdocdir}/patterns/devel_java.txt