diff --git a/python-cracklib.spec b/python-cracklib.spec
index d4085f0..24dac6f 100644
--- a/python-cracklib.spec
+++ b/python-cracklib.spec
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ BuildRequires:	python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  cracklib-devel
 %python_subpackages
 
-%{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
-%{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
-
 %description
 This CPython extension provides Python bindings for cracklib. It
 contains a pythonic interface to cracklib's functions and some Python
@@ -43,10 +40,11 @@ convenience functions.
 %setup -q -n cracklib-%{version}
 
 %build
-CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %python_build 
+export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
+%python_build 
 
 %install
-%python_install --skip-build --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
+%python_install
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)