diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index 47bdd2f99b78..16ae0dd746e1 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if ! $PREBUILT; then
 echo "Source: kernel-$__KERNELRELEASE.tar.gz"
 fi
 
-echo "BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-%{PACKAGE_VERSION}-root"
+echo "BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{PACKAGE_VERSION}-root"
 echo "Provides: $PROVIDES"
 echo "%define __spec_install_post /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress || :"
 echo "%define debug_package %{nil}"