diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index 7ed1acc..508e1ef 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ chmod -x mapscript/php/README.WIN32
    --with-httpd=/usr/sbin/httpd2 \
    --with-fastcgi=/usr \
    --with-agg-svg-symbols=yes \
-   --with-expat=yes \
+   --with-expat=/usr \
    --with-kml=yes \
    --without-pdf \
    --without-eppl \