diff --git a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
index 2d96931..24578f8 100644
--- a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
+++ b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec  6 17:10:20 UTC 2022 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Do not ever use "%setup -n .": rpm 4.18 tries to be cleaner and
+  remove stuff it extraced, which would lead to 'rm -rf .', which
+  rm does not like. Use "%setup -c" instead, which creates the
+  appropriate %{name}-%{version} directory expected.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 15 11:03:50 UTC 2022 - Frederic Crozat <fcrozat@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
index bafa6d5..6f97a7b 100644
--- a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
+++ b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ This service can be used during buildtime to gain access to various variables
 in build recipes.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -D -T -n .
+%setup -q -D -T -c
 cp %{SOURCE2} .
 
 %build