diff --git a/rdma-core.spec b/rdma-core.spec
index db8e113d8bd2c54a3fe5452d5d987eca85e6b9fe..fa4de9ab6ec7ad6ecb41803a5931c84aa9faf498 100644
--- a/rdma-core.spec
+++ b/rdma-core.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           rdma-core
 Version:        50.0
-Release:        18
+Release:        19
 Summary:        RDMA core userspace libraries and daemons
 License:        GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause
 Url:            https://github.com/linux-rdma/rdma-core
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ Conflicts:      infiniband-diags <= 1.6.7
 %{?systemd_requires}
 
 %define CMAKE_FLAGS -GNinja
-%define make_jobs ninja-build -v %{?_smp_mflags}
-%define cmake_install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} ninja-build install
 
 %description
 This is the userspace components for the Linux Kernel's drivers/infiniband subsystem.
@@ -627,6 +625,12 @@ fi
 %doc %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}/70-persistent-ipoib.rules
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 06 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 50.0-19
+- Type: bugfix
+- ID: NA
+- SUG: NA
+- DESC: drop unused macro definition which will confuse cmake
+
 * Fri Jan 3 2025 Xinghai Cen <cenxinghai@h-partners.com> - 50.0-18
 - Type: requirement
 - ID: NA