diff --git a/sssd.spec b/sssd.spec
index d64fa74..17e610d 100644
--- a/sssd.spec
+++ b/sssd.spec
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ perl -i -lpe 's{%_bindir/python\b}{%_bindir/python3}' src/tools/sss_obfuscate
 b="%buildroot"
 
 # Copy some defaults
-%if "%{_distconfdir}" != ""
+%if "%{?_distconfdir}" != ""
 install -D -p -m 0600 src/examples/sssd-example.conf "$b/%_distconfdir/sssd/sssd.conf"
 install -d -m 0755 "$b/%_distconfdir/sssd/conf.d"
 %else
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ sed -i '1s@#!.*python.*@#!%{_bindir}/python3.11@' %{buildroot}/%{_libexecdir}/%{
 
 %pre
 %service_add_pre sssd.service
-%if "%{_distconfdir}" != ""
+%if "%{?_distconfdir}" != ""
 # Prepare for migration to /usr/etc; save any old .rpmsave
 for i in sssd/sssd.conf pam.d/sssd-shadowutils logrotate.d/sssd ; do
 	test -f "%_sysconfdir/$i.rpmsave" && mv -v "%_sysconfdir/$i.rpmsave" "%_sysconfdir/$i.rpmsave.old" || :
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ touch /run/systemd/rpm/sssd-was-active
 fi
 
 %posttrans
-%if "%{_distconfdir}" != ""
+%if "%{?_distconfdir}" != ""
 # Migration to /usr/etc, restore just created .rpmsave
 for i in sssd/sssd.conf logrotate.d/sssd pam.d/sssd-shadowutils ; do
 	test -f "%_sysconfdir/$i.rpmsave" && mv -v "%_sysconfdir/$i.rpmsave" "%_sysconfdir/$i" || :
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ fi
 %attr(755,root,root) %dir %sssdstatedir/mc/
 %attr(700,root,root) %dir %sssdstatedir/keytabs/
 %attr(750,root,root) %dir %_localstatedir/log/%name/
-%if "%{_distconfdir}" != ""
+%if "%{?_distconfdir}" != ""
 %dir %_distconfdir/sssd/
 %%dir %_distconfdir/sssd/conf.d
 %config(noreplace) %_distconfdir/sssd/sssd.conf