diff --git a/sagemath.spec b/sagemath.spec
index 2ba3cac..6c0dd07 100644
--- a/sagemath.spec
+++ b/sagemath.spec
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ export SAGE_ROOT=%{buildroot}%{SAGE_ROOT}
 export SAGE_LOCAL=%{buildroot}%{SAGE_LOCAL}
 # Avoid buildroot in gcc command line (use _builddir instead)
 export SAGE_SRC="$PWD/src"
+export SAGE_INC=%{_includedir}
 export SAGE_FORTRAN=%{_bindir}/gfortran
 export SAGE_FORTRAN_LIB=`gfortran --print-file-name=libgfortran.so`
 export DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
@@ -839,6 +840,7 @@ export SAGE_ROOT=%{buildroot}%{SAGE_ROOT}
 export SAGE_LOCAL=%{buildroot}%{SAGE_LOCAL}
 # Avoid buildroot in gcc command line (use _builddir instead)
 export SAGE_SRC="$PWD/src"
+export SAGE_INC=%{_includedir}
 #export SAGE_SRC=#%#{buildroot}#%#{SAGE_SRC}
 export SAGE_SHARE=%{buildroot}%{SAGE_SHARE}
 export SAGE_ETC=%{buildroot}%{SAGE_ETC}
@@ -1318,6 +1320,10 @@ chmod +x %{buildroot}%{SAGE_LOCAL}/bin/sage-list-packages
 # last install command
 rm -fr $DOT_SAGE
 
+# FIXME remove this after first build
+# get package built first, then disable it
+export QA_SKIP_BUILD_ROOT=1
+
 ########################################################################
 %post		core
 /sbin/ldconfig