diff --git a/findutils/findutils.spec b/findutils/findutils.spec
index a56a431fc5..38a934dcda 100644
--- a/findutils/findutils.spec
+++ b/findutils/findutils.spec
@@ -64,15 +64,14 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
 %install
     rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
     %{l_make} %{l_mflags} install \
-        prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix} \
-        localstatedir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/findutils
-    rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/info/dir
-    #rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/lib
-    %{l_shtool} mkdir -f -p -m 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/findutils
-    strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin/* 2> /dev/null || true
+        AM_MAKEFLAGS="DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT localstatedir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/findutils"
+    %{l_shtool} mkdir -f -p -m 755 \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/findutils
     %{l_shtool} mkdir -f -p -m 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/rc.d
     %{l_shtool} install -c -m 755 -e "s;@l_prefix@;%{l_prefix};g" \
         %{SOURCE rc.findutils} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/rc.d/
+    rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/info/dir
+    strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin/* 2> /dev/null || true
     strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/* 2> /dev/null || true
     %{l_rpmtool} files -v -ofiles -r$RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{l_files_std}