diff --git a/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec b/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec
index 332ddaf..ad84d08 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Release:	1%{?dist}
 Libraries for qubes-utils
 
 %prep
+# we operate on the current directory, so no need to unpack anything
+# symlink is to generate useful debuginfo packages
+rm -f %{name}-%{version}
+ln -sf . %{name}-%{version}
+%setup -T -D
 
 
 %build