diff --git a/python-aws-sam-translator.changes b/python-aws-sam-translator.changes
index 510ec93..6daae5f 100644
--- a/python-aws-sam-translator.changes
+++ b/python-aws-sam-translator.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 15 08:48:00 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- use python_expand for fdupes 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  6 21:25:00 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-aws-sam-translator.spec b/python-aws-sam-translator.spec
index 1babbb8..6c0a2b1 100644
--- a/python-aws-sam-translator.spec
+++ b/python-aws-sam-translator.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-aws-sam-translator
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ sed -i -e 's:~=:>=:g' requirements/base.txt
 
 %install
 %python_install
-%python_exec %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+%python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
 install -D -m 755 bin/sam-translate.py %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/sam-translate