diff --git a/build/tasks/mkrpm-task.coffee b/build/tasks/mkrpm-task.coffee
index ae0d58350..52ed1c366 100644
--- a/build/tasks/mkrpm-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/mkrpm-task.coffee
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     desktopFilePath = fillTemplate(path.join('resources', 'linux', 'atom.desktop'), data)
 
     cmd = path.join('script', 'mkrpm')
-    args = [specFilePath, desktopFilePath, rpmDir]
+    args = [specFilePath, desktopFilePath, buildDir]
     spawn {cmd, args}, (error) ->
       if error?
         done(error)
diff --git a/script/mkrpm b/script/mkrpm
index c0450a590..356f0bfc4 100755
--- a/script/mkrpm
+++ b/script/mkrpm
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ cp ./atom.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/BUILD
 cp $DESKTOP_FILE $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/BUILD
 
 rpmbuild -ba $SPEC_FILE
-cp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/RPMS/$ARCH/atom-*.rpm $BUILD_DIRECTORY
+cp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/RPMS/$ARCH/atom-*.rpm $BUILD_DIRECTORY/rpm
 
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT