diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index e05ce4aeb..e3b2d18ed 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ make check
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
+rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_prefix}/etc/nix/nix.conf
 strip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_prefix}/bin/* || true
 
 %clean