diff --git a/sysui/CustomTarget_rpm.mk b/sysui/CustomTarget_rpm.mk
index c0ef34cc7d4d..075d3e324b27 100644
--- a/sysui/CustomTarget_rpm.mk
+++ b/sysui/CustomTarget_rpm.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ $(rpm_WORKDIR)/$(1)/$(1)$(PKGVERSIONSHORT)-$(2)-menus-$(PKGVERSION)-$(LIBO_VERSI
 			--define "version $(PKGVERSION)" \
 			--define "release $(LIBO_VERSION_PATCH)" \
 			--define "__debug_install_post %nil" \
+			--define "libo_start_dir $(gb_CustomTarget_workdir)/sysui/share/$(1)" \
 		, $$@.log \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/sysui/desktop/freedesktop/freedesktop-menus.spec b/sysui/desktop/freedesktop/freedesktop-menus.spec
index ff083d71fe9c..9c84305e51b6 100644
--- a/sysui/desktop/freedesktop/freedesktop-menus.spec
+++ b/sysui/desktop/freedesktop/freedesktop-menus.spec
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export KDEMAINDIR=/usr
 export PREFIXDIR=/usr
 export BINDIR=/usr/bin
 
-./create_tree.sh
+(cd %libo_start_dir && ./create_tree.sh)
 
 cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT