diff --git a/pagure.changes b/pagure.changes
index c0ff025..c379609 100644
--- a/pagure.changes
+++ b/pagure.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jan 12 23:44:52 UTC 2019 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Replace old $RPM_* shell vars.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 10 13:01:50 UTC 2019 - Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/pagure.spec b/pagure.spec
index 0a9ae46..6fcc416 100644
--- a/pagure.spec
+++ b/pagure.spec
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ install -p -m 644 createdb.py %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/pagure/pagure_createdb.py
 install -p -m 644 files/api_key_expire_mail.py %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/pagure/api_key_expire_mail.py
 
 # Install the mirror_project_in.py script
-install -p -m 644 files/mirror_project_in.py $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/pagure/mirror_project_in.py
+install -p -m 644 files/mirror_project_in.py %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/pagure/mirror_project_in.py
 
 # Install the keyhelper and aclcheck scripts
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_libexecdir}/pagure
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ install -p -m 644 files/pagure_api_key_expire_mail.timer \
 
 # Install the systemd file for the script updating mirrored project
 install -p -m 644 files/pagure_mirror_project_in.service \
-    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_unitdir}/pagure_mirror_project_in.service
+    %{buildroot}/%{_unitdir}/pagure_mirror_project_in.service
 install -p -m 644 files/pagure_mirror_project_in.timer \
-    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_unitdir}/pagure_mirror_project_in.timer
+    %{buildroot}/%{_unitdir}/pagure_mirror_project_in.timer
 
 # Install the milter files
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_tmpfilesdir}