diff --git a/tools/notcurses.spec b/tools/notcurses.spec
index c42d64029..61dc18ffa 100644
--- a/tools/notcurses.spec
+++ b/tools/notcurses.spec
@@ -52,11 +52,16 @@ Python wrappers and a demonstration script for the notcurses library.
 
 # Tests have been disabled due to absence of doctest in Fedora (as of F32)
 %build
+%mkdir build
+%cd build
 %cmake -DUSE_FFMPEG=off -DUSE_TESTS=off .
 %make_build
 
 %install
+%cd build
 %make_install
+%cd python
+%python setup.py install --root=%{_prefix} --optimize=1
 
 %files
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.md