diff --git a/geant4.spec b/geant4.spec
index 7f21269f70a..905a839509f 100644
--- a/geant4.spec
+++ b/geant4.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ cmake ../%{n}.%{realversion} \
   -DCMAKE_AR=$(which gcc-ar) \
   -DCMAKE_RANLIB=$(which gcc-ranlib) \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="%i" \
-  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR="lib" \
   -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD:STRING="17" \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
   -DGEANT4_USE_GDML=ON \
diff --git a/veccore.spec b/veccore.spec
index 18558d911fa..8b796bdbbfe 100644
--- a/veccore.spec
+++ b/veccore.spec
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ cd ../build
 
 cmake ../%{n}-%{realversion} \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="%i" \
+  -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD:STRING="17" \
 %if "%{?arch_build_flags}"
   -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="%{arch_build_flags}" \
 %endif
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 
-make %{makeprocesses}
+make %{makeprocesses} VERBOSE=1
 
 %install
 cd ../build
diff --git a/vecgeom.spec b/vecgeom.spec
index d47eddb45f2..8051eec71ae 100644
--- a/vecgeom.spec
+++ b/vecgeom.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cmake ../%{n}-%{realversion} \
   -DVecCore_DIR=${VECCORE_ROOT}/lib64/cmake/VecCore \
   -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${VECCORE_ROOT}
 
-make %{makeprocesses}
+make %{makeprocesses} VERBOSE=1
 
 %install
 cd ../build