diff --git a/patterns-gnome.changes b/patterns-gnome.changes
index 7323b91..bddbc35 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.changes
+++ b/patterns-gnome.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  3 08:51:13 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Compact %install routine; replace old RPM shell vars by macros.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Apr 29 09:33:16 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/patterns-gnome.spec b/patterns-gnome.spec
index d703ddc..1fcce3c 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.spec
+++ b/patterns-gnome.spec
@@ -815,22 +815,11 @@ Package Management - Graphical Tools
 %build
 
 %install
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/
-echo 'This file marks the pattern devel_gnome to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/devel_gnome.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_admin to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_admin.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_basis to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_basis.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_basis_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_basis_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_games to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_games.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_ide to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_ide.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_imaging to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_imaging.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_imaging_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_imaging_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_internet to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_internet.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_laptop to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_laptop.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_multimedia to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_multimedia.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_multimedia_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_multimedia_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_office to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_office.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_office_opt to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_office_opt.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_utilities to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_utilities.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gnome_yast to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gnome_yast.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern sw_management_gnome to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/sw_management_gnome.txt
+mkdir -p "%{buildroot}/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns"
+for i in devel_gnome gnome gnome_admin gnome_basis gnome_basis_opt \
+    gnome_games gnome_ide gnome_imaging gnome_imaging_opt gnome_internet \
+    gnome_laptop gnome_multimedia gnome_multimedia_opt gnome_office \
+    gnome_office_opt gnome_utilities gnome_yast sw_management_gnome; do
+	echo "This file marks the pattern $i to be installed." \
+		>"%{buildroot}/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/$i.txt"
+done