diff --git a/source/packaging-software.adoc b/source/packaging-software.adoc
index 7d62873..50b90ce 100644
--- a/source/packaging-software.adoc
+++ b/source/packaging-software.adoc
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ The ``%install`` section should look like the following after your edits:
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 %install
 
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
 
 install -m 0755 %{name} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}