diff --git a/build/rpm/pcp.spec.in b/build/rpm/pcp.spec.in
index d0c3d68636..4aba2ae8b9 100755
--- a/build/rpm/pcp.spec.in
+++ b/build/rpm/pcp.spec.in
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ done
 %selinux_relabel_pre -s targeted
 %endif
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 32 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
-systemd-sysusers --replace=@pcp_systemdsysusers_dir@/pcp-testsuite.conf - < %{_builddir}/debian/pcp-testsuite.sysusers
+systemd-sysusers --replace=@pcp_systemdsysusers_dir@/pcp-testsuite.conf - < %{_topdir}/debian/pcp-testsuite.sysusers
 %else
 getent group pcpqa >/dev/null || groupadd -r pcpqa
 getent passwd pcpqa >/dev/null || \
@@ -2708,7 +2708,7 @@ fi
 
 %pre
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 32 || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
-systemd-sysusers --replace=@pcp_systemdsysusers_dir@/pcp.conf - < %{_builddir}/debian/pcp.sysusers
+systemd-sysusers --replace=@pcp_systemdsysusers_dir@/pcp.conf - < %{_topdir}/debian/pcp.sysusers
 %else
 getent group pcp >/dev/null || groupadd -r pcp
 getent passwd pcp >/dev/null || \