diff --git a/macros.in b/macros.in
index 3661591f12..7f13bf490e 100644
--- a/macros.in
+++ b/macros.in
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ package or when debugging this package.\
 %___build_args		-e
 %___build_cmd		%{?_sudo:%{_sudo} }%{?_remsh:%{_remsh} %{_remhost} }%{?_remsudo:%{_remsudo} }%{?_remchroot:%{_remchroot} %{_remroot} }%{___build_shell} %{___build_args}
 %___build_pre	\
-  RPM_SOURCE_DIR=\"%{u2p:%{_sourcedir}}\"\
-  RPM_BUILD_DIR=\"%{u2p:%{_builddir}}\"\
+  RPM_SOURCE_DIR=\"%{_sourcedir}\"\
+  RPM_BUILD_DIR=\"%{_builddir}\"\
   RPM_OPT_FLAGS=\"%{optflags}\"\
   RPM_ARCH=\"%{_arch}\"\
   RPM_OS=\"%{_os}\"\
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ package or when debugging this package.\
   LANG=C\
   export LANG\
   unset CDPATH DISPLAY ||:\
-  %{?buildroot:RPM_BUILD_ROOT=\"%{u2p:%{buildroot}}\"\
+  %{?buildroot:RPM_BUILD_ROOT=\"%{buildroot}\"\
   export RPM_BUILD_ROOT}\
   %{?_javaclasspath:CLASSPATH=\"%{_javaclasspath}\"\
   export CLASSPATH}\
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ package or when debugging this package.\
   \
   %[%{verbose}?"set -x":""]\
   umask 022\
-  cd \"%{u2p:%{_builddir}}\"\
+  cd \"%{_builddir}\"\
 
 
 #%___build_body		%{nil}