diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index d25fbda..32bfc9a 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 28 16:03:43 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Compact %install routine; replace old RPM shell vars by macros.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 28 09:55:11 UTC 2017 - dleuenberger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index 2953b88..49af87f 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -893,21 +893,12 @@ This will install the 32-bit variant of all selected patterns. This allows to ex
 %build
 
 %install
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/
-echo 'This file marks the pattern 32bit to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/32bit.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern 64bit to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/64bit.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern apparmor to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/apparmor.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern apparmor_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/apparmor_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern base to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/base.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern console to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/console.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern enhanced_base to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/enhanced_base.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern enhanced_base_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/enhanced_base_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern minimal_base to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/minimal_base.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern minimal_base-conflicts to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/minimal_base-conflicts.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern sw_management to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/sw_management.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern update_test to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/update_test.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern x11 to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/x11.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern x11_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/x11_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern x86 to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/x86.txt
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns
+for i in 32bit 64bit apparmor apparmor_opt base console enhanced_base \
+    enhanced_base_opt minimal_base minimal_base-conflicts sw_management \
+    update_test x11 x11_opt x86; do
+	echo "This file marks the pattern $i to be installed." \
+		>"%{buildroot}/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/$i.txt"
+done
 
 %changelog