diff --git a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec
index c482b80..b5eb5c1 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec
+++ b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 Name:       harbour-fernschreiber
 
 # >> macros
+# << macros
 %define __provides_exclude_from ^%{_datadir}/.*$
 %define __requires_exclude ^libtdjson.*$
-# << macros
 
 Summary:    Fernschreiber is a Telegram client for Sailfish OS
 Version:    0.17
diff --git a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml
index 9a4782a..c5e2948 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml
+++ b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ PkgConfigBR:
   - nemonotifications-qt5
   - openssl
 
+# NB: spectacle has a bug where it will remove custom "#<< macros" lines, so define them here:
+Macros:
+  - '__provides_exclude_from;^%{_datadir}/.*$'
+  - '__requires_exclude;^libtdjson.*$'
+
 # Build dependencies without a pkgconfig setup can be listed here
 PkgBR:
    - gperf