diff -Nru autospec-1.4.16.orig//plugins/pck-update.in autospec-1.4.16/plugins/pck-update.in
--- autospec-1.4.16.orig//plugins/pck-update.in	2010-05-06 14:59:25.501216204 +0200
+++ autospec-1.4.16/plugins/pck-update.in	2010-05-06 15:01:13.467091646 +0200
@@ -2137,9 +2137,6 @@
 --define=\"%_builddir $build_dir\" \
 --define=\"%_tmppath $tmppath_dir\""
 
-         [ "$rpm_rootdir" ] &&
-            rpmbuild_opts="$rpmbuild_opts $rpm_root_opts"
-
          # check if we are cross-compiling
          [ "$BUILD_ARCH" != "$target_cpu" ] &&
             rpmbuild_opts="--target $target_cpu $rpmbuild_opts"
@@ -2155,7 +2152,7 @@
          # note: exit with error when build requirements are missing
          notify.note "${NOTE}"$"testing out specfile""${NORM}..."
          eval "rpmbuild --nobuild \
-$rpmbuild_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1" ||
+$rpmbuild_opts $rpm_root_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1" ||
             notify.error $"rpmbuild exited with error code \`$?'"
 
          notify.debug "define_list_name = (${define_list_name[*]})"
@@ -2199,15 +2196,15 @@
          elif [ "$norpms" = 1 ]; then
             notify.note "${NOTE}"$"building the srpm package""${NORM}..."
             eval "\
-rpmbuild -bs $rpmbuild_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1"
+rpmbuild -bs $rpmbuild_opts --nodeps $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1"
          elif [ "$nosrpm" = 1 ]; then
             notify.note "${NOTE}"$"building the rpm packages""${NORM}..."
             eval "\
-rpmbuild -bb $rpmbuild_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1"
+rpmbuild -bb $rpmbuild_opts --nodeps $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1"
          else
             notify.note "${NOTE}"$"building rpm and srpm packages""${NORM}..."
             eval "\
-rpmbuild -ba $rpmbuild_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1"
+rpmbuild -ba $rpmbuild_opts --nodeps $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1"
          fi
          [ $? -eq 0 ] ||
             notify.error $"rpmbuild exited with error code \`$?'"