diff --git a/libaccounts-qt.spec b/libaccounts-qt.spec
index 67353a8..9685ed3 100644
--- a/libaccounts-qt.spec
+++ b/libaccounts-qt.spec
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 %prep
 %setup -q -n libaccounts-qt-%{tag0}-%{commit0}
 
-# See https://community.kde.org/KTp/Setting_up_KAccounts#libaccounts-qt
-# "Note that at this very day libaccounts-qt qmake does **NOT** support compiling the library outside the source directory"
-
 
 %build
+mkdir %{_target_platform}
+pushd %{_target_platform}
 %{qmake_qt5} \
     QMF_INSTALL_ROOT=%{_prefix} \
     CONFIG+=release \
     LIBDIR=%{_libdir} \
-    accounts-qt.pro
+    ../accounts-qt.pro
+popd
 
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+make %{?_smp_mflags} -C %{_target_platform}
 
 
 %install
-make install INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot}
+make install INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 
 # create/own dirs
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/accounts/{providers,services}
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ rm -fv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/accountstest
 %changelog
 * Thu Sep 29 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.15-1
 - libaccounts-qt-1.15, drop qt4 support (FTBFS)
+- enable proper out-of-tree build
 
 * Fri Aug 12 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.13-13
 - more robust libdir handling (#1366692)