diff --git a/netsniff-ng.spec b/netsniff-ng.spec
index 5262131..5f3fe8a 100644
--- a/netsniff-ng.spec
+++ b/netsniff-ng.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ popd #src
 
 %install
 pushd src
-%makeinstall \
+# don't use the makeinstall macro as it's dumb on Fedora
+%__make DESTDIR="%{buildroot}" install \
 	 CC="%__cc" \
 	 CFLAGS="-Wall %{optflags}" \
 	 BINDIR="%{_sbindir}" \