diff --git a/cpuset.spec b/cpuset.spec
index e784dcf..588b3e4 100644
--- a/cpuset.spec
+++ b/cpuset.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ URL:            https://github.com/lpechacek/cpuset
 Source:         https://github.com/lpechacek/cpuset/archive/v%{realver}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{pyver}-setuptools
 Requires:       %{pyver}-future
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
 Cpuset is a Python application to make using the cpusets facilities in