diff --git a/micropython.spec b/micropython.spec
index db97f12..79bd7f0 100644
--- a/micropython.spec
+++ b/micropython.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-%python_subpackages
 
 %description
 A lean and efficient Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems
@@ -80,9 +79,11 @@ install -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
 install -t %{buildroot}%{_bindir} ports/unix/build-standard/micropython
 pushd tools/mpremote
 %pyproject_install
-%python3_fix_shebang
-%fdupes %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}
 popd
+%python3_fix_shebang
+%python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+# remove pycache to get rid of rpmlint "W: python-bytecode-inconsistent-mtime" warnings
+%python_expand rm -rf %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}/mpremote/__pycache__
 
 %check
 %ifnarch x86_64
@@ -99,11 +100,11 @@ make -C ports/unix PYTHON=%{_bindir}/python%python_version V=1 test
 %doc docs/unix/*
 %{_bindir}/micropython
 
-%files -n mpremote %{python_files}
+%files -n mpremote
 %license tools/mpremote/LICENSE
 %doc tools/mpremote/README.md
-%{python_sitelib}/mpremote
-%{python_sitelib}/mpremote-%{version}.dist-info
+%{_prefix}/lib/python%{python_version}/site-packages/mpremote
+%{_prefix}/lib/python%{python_version}/site-packages/mpremote-%{version}.dist-info
 %{_bindir}/mpremote
 
 %changelog