diff --git a/meson.changes b/meson.changes
index 4b81c9f..064f40d 100644
--- a/meson.changes
+++ b/meson.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May  9 16:47:26 UTC 2016 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Avoid unnecessary bashism in %install script (run with /bin/sh)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat May  7 07:12:54 UTC 2016 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
 
diff --git a/meson.spec b/meson.spec
index 3b1711a..cdafc36 100644
--- a/meson.spec
+++ b/meson.spec
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ python3 setup.py install \
   --root=%{buildroot} --prefix=%{_prefix}
 
 for file in %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/*.py; do
-    mv -f "$file" "${file/.py}"
+    mv -fv "$file" "${file%.py}"
 done
 install -Dm 0644 data/macros.%{name} %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d/macros.%{name}