diff --git a/patterns-server.changes b/patterns-server.changes
index e346b67..78d5567 100644
--- a/patterns-server.changes
+++ b/patterns-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 28 16:03:43 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Compact %install routine; replace old RPM shell vars by macros.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 16 06:15:40 UTC 2017 - sflees@suse.de
 
diff --git a/patterns-server.spec b/patterns-server.spec
index e108903..58b9831 100644
--- a/patterns-server.spec
+++ b/patterns-server.spec
@@ -364,15 +364,9 @@ Software to set up a server for configuring, managing, and monitoring virtual ma
 %build
 
 %install
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/
-echo 'This file marks the pattern dhcp_dns_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/dhcp_dns_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern directory_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/directory_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern file_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/file_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern gateway_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/gateway_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern kvm_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/kvm_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern lamp_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/lamp_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern mail_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/mail_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern print_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/print_server.txt
-echo 'This file marks the pattern xen_server to be installed.' > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/xen_server.txt
-
-%changelog
+mkdir -p "%{buildroot}/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns"
+for i in dhcp_dns_server directory_server file_server gateway_server \
+    kvm_server lamp_server mail_server print_server xen_server; do
+	echo "This file marks the pattern $i to be installed." \
+		>"%{buildroot}/usr/share/doc/packages/patterns/$i.txt"
+done