diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index b24fa8d8..76d774bc 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct  8 11:14:20 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Overwriting rootprefix= is only required when split-usr is enabled
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct  8 09:01:59 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index 6e6c681c..89ddae1e 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -606,8 +606,8 @@ Have fun with these services at your own risk.
         -Dmode=release \
         -Dversion-tag=%{version}%{suse_version} \
         -Ddocdir=%{_docdir}/systemd \
-        -Drootprefix=/usr \
 %if %{with split_usr}
+        -Drootprefix=/usr \
         -Dsplit-usr=true \
 %endif
         -Dsplit-bin=true \
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index b24fa8d8..76d774bc 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct  8 11:14:20 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Overwriting rootprefix= is only required when split-usr is enabled
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct  8 09:01:59 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 32d3c983..397f389b 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ Have fun with these services at your own risk.
         -Dmode=release \
         -Dversion-tag=%{version}%{suse_version} \
         -Ddocdir=%{_docdir}/systemd \
-        -Drootprefix=/usr \
 %if %{with split_usr}
+        -Drootprefix=/usr \
         -Dsplit-usr=true \
 %endif
         -Dsplit-bin=true \