diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index 0e363ed..49044cd 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: PyQt5 is Python bindings for Qt5
 Name: 	 python-qt5 
 Version: 5.5.1
-Release: 10%{?dist}
+Release: 11%{?dist}
 
 # all BSD, except for GPLv2+ dbus bindings and examples
 License: BSD and GPLv2+
@@ -165,18 +165,15 @@ Requires:  python3-qt5%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %setup -q -n PyQt-gpl-%{version}%{?snap:-snapshot-%{snap}}
 %patch0 -p1
 
-%if 0%{?with_python3}
-rm -rf %{py3dir}
-cp -a . %{py3dir}
-%endif # with_python3
-
 
 %build
 PATH=%{_qt5_bindir}:$PATH ; export PATH
 
 # Python 2 build:
 %if 0%{?with_python2}
-%{__python2} configure.py \
+mkdir %{_target_platform}
+pushd %{_target_platform}
+%{__python2} ../configure.py \
   --assume-shared \
   --confirm-license \
   --no-timestamp \
@@ -186,11 +183,13 @@ PATH=%{_qt5_bindir}:$PATH ; export PATH
   CFLAGS="%{optflags}" CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}" LFLAGS="%{?__global_ldflags}"
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
+popd
 %endif # with_python2
 
 # Python 3 build:
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
-pushd %{py3dir}
+mkdir %{_target_platform}-python3
+pushd %{_target_platform}-python3
 %{__python3} configure.py \
   --assume-shared \
   --confirm-license \
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ popd
 
 # Python 3 build:
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
-make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} -C %{py3dir}
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}-python3
 # ensure .so modules are executable for proper -debuginfo extraction
 for i in %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/*.so %{buildroot}%{python3_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so ; do
 chmod a+rx $i
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ done
 
 # Python 2 build:
 %if 0%{?with_python2}
-make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot}
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} -C %{_target_platform}
 # ensure .so modules are executable for proper -debuginfo extraction
 for i in %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/*.so %{buildroot}%{python2_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so ; do
 chmod a+rx $i
@@ -388,6 +387,9 @@ sed -i \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 02 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 5.5.1-11
+- use safer subdir builds
+
 * Wed Mar 02 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 5.5.1-10
 - -webengine,-webkit subpkgs