diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index fc3a8ec..ba0e132 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ cd ..
 mkdir -p obj
 for flavor in %{flavors_to_build}; do
   rm -rf obj/$flavor
-  cp -r %{tarname} obj/$flavor
+  cp -r $TOPDIR obj/$flavor
   pushd obj/$flavor
   for module in %{vm_modules}; do
     pushd modules/linux/$module