diff --git a/contrib/nsq.spec b/contrib/nsq.spec
index 25c34a30d..0215ee782 100644
--- a/contrib/nsq.spec
+++ b/contrib/nsq.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define name nsq
-%define version 0.2.12
-%define release 21
+%define version 0.2.18
+%define release 1
 %define path usr/local
 %define group Database/Applications
 %define __os_install_post %{nil}
@@ -25,41 +25,17 @@ https://github.com/bitly/nsq
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}
 cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}
 git clone git@github.com:bitly/nsq.git
-# cd nsq
-# git checkout %{commit}
 
 %build
-# source GOROOT, GOPATH, GOARCH, etc
-# . /etc/profile.d/go.sh
-cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq/nsqd
-go build
-cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq/nsqlookupd
-go build
-cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq/nsqadmin
-go build
-cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq/examples/nsq_to_file
-go build
-cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq/examples/nsq_pubsub
-go build
-cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq/examples/nsq_to_http
-go build
+cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq
+make PREFIX=/%{path}
 
 %install
 export DONT_STRIP=1
-export gopath=$RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/share/nsqadmin/templates
-mkdir -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}${GOPATH}
-cp $gopath/nsq/nsqd/nsqd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-cp $gopath/nsq/nsqlookupd/nsqlookupd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-cp $gopath/nsq/nsqadmin/nsqadmin $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-cp $gopath/nsq/examples/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-cp $gopath/nsq/examples/nsq_pubsub/nsq_pubsub $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-cp $gopath/nsq/examples/nsq_to_http/nsq_to_http $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/bin
-cp -R $gopath/nsq/nsqadmin/templates $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{path}/share/nsqadmin
-cp -R $gopath/src ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}${GOPATH}
-cp -R $gopath/pkg ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}${GOPATH}
+cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}/nsq
+# binaries and template data
+make PREFIX=/${path} DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
 %files
 /%{path}/bin/nsqadmin