diff --git a/homeshick.changes b/homeshick.changes
index 01f0646..40696a3 100644
--- a/homeshick.changes
+++ b/homeshick.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 16 09:19:27 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Use autosetup and POSIX tar options.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May 13 16:51:17 UTC 2023 - Olav Reinert <seroton10@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/homeshick.spec b/homeshick.spec
index b4ffc1a..92ba8be 100644
--- a/homeshick.spec
+++ b/homeshick.spec
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@ plugins without clutter. It also makes it easy to install large external
 frameworks, such as oh-my-zsh, found on sites like https://dotfiles.github.io/.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
-%patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1
+%autosetup -p1
 
 # unpack test libraries
 mkdir -p test/bats/lib
 for lib in file support assert; do
-    tar xf %{_sourcedir}/bats-$lib-*.tar.gz -C test/bats/lib --transform "s/bats-$lib-...../$lib/"
+	tar -xf %{_sourcedir}/bats-$lib-*.tar.gz -C test/bats/lib --transform "s/bats-$lib-...../$lib/"
 done
 
 %build