diff --git a/zhcp/Build-notes b/zhcp/Build-notes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc017ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zhcp/Build-notes
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Build Notes
+===========
+
+1. Place the gunzipped source package into the SOURCES directory, e.g. /usr/src/packages
+2. Place the build SPEC file into the SPECS directory, e.g. /usr/src/SPECS
+3. Invoke the rpmbuild command, i.e. rpmbuild -ba -v SPECS/zhcp.spec
+The RPMs will be placed under the RPMS directory, e.g. /usr/src/packages/RPMS/s390x/zhcp-*.s390x.rpm 
diff --git a/zhcp/zhcp.spec b/zhcp/zhcp.spec
index eb1ad35..743c1a3 100644
--- a/zhcp/zhcp.spec
+++ b/zhcp/zhcp.spec
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ The System z hardware control point (zHCP) is C program API to interface with
 z/VM SMAPI.
 
 %prep
-cd /opt/zhcp-build/SOURCES/
-tar -zxvf zhcp-build.tar.gz -C /opt/zhcp-build/BUILD/ --strip 1
+tar -zxvf ../SOURCES/zhcp-build.tar.gz -C ../BUILD/ --strip 1
 
 %build
 make