diff --git a/wireless-regdb.changes b/wireless-regdb.changes
index 88f4664..1e4dc48 100644
--- a/wireless-regdb.changes
+++ b/wireless-regdb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 14 12:47:27 UTC 2020 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
+
+- leverage %{_firmwaredir} to install firmware into correct location (boo#1029961)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 26 19:03:53 UTC 2020 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/wireless-regdb.spec b/wireless-regdb.spec
index 3a64323..29ebf2b 100644
--- a/wireless-regdb.spec
+++ b/wireless-regdb.spec
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ frequency ranges for 802.11 wireless drivers.
 %build
 
 %install
-%make_install
+%make_install FIRMWARE_PATH="%{_firmwaredir}"
 
 %files
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README
-/lib/firmware/regulatory.db
-/lib/firmware/regulatory.db.p7s
+%{_firmwaredir}/regulatory.db
+%{_firmwaredir}/regulatory.db.p7s
 %dir /usr/lib/crda
 /usr/lib/crda/regulatory.bin
 %dir /usr/lib/crda/pubkeys