diff --git a/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl b/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
index 756482b3..47da2844 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
+++ b/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ spec_filetype = [".spec", ".spec.in", ".spec.tpl"]
 # TODO(nacl, #292): cp -r does not do the right thing with TreeArtifacts
 _INSTALL_FILE_STANZA_FMT = """
 install -d "%{{buildroot}}/$(dirname '{1}')"
-cp '{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
+cp '%{{_topdir}}/BUILD/{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
 """.strip()
 
 # TODO(nacl): __install