diff --git a/mysql-connector-java.spec b/mysql-connector-java.spec
index 42d838b..6f572ec 100644
--- a/mysql-connector-java.spec
+++ b/mysql-connector-java.spec
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ rm -rf src/main/core-impl/java/com/mysql/cj/otel/OpenTelemetryScope.java
 # extra libs
 mkdir -p lib
 mkdir -p src/lib
-ln -f -s %{_datadir}/java/ant/ant-contrib.jar lib/ant-contrib.jar
-ln -f -s %{_datadir}/java/slf4j/api.jar lib/slf4j-api.jar
-ln -s %{_datadir}/java/javassist.jar lib/javassist.jar
-ln -s %{_datadir}/java/protobuf.jar lib/protobuf.jar
+ln -f -s `find-jar ant/ant-contrib` lib/ant-contrib.jar
+ln -f -s `find-jar slf4j/api` lib/slf4j-api.jar
+ln -s `find-jar javassist` lib/javassist.jar
+ln -s `find-jar protobuf` lib/protobuf.jar
 
 %build