diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 624b0e0302..1725e5eb14 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1259,28 +1259,28 @@ mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/systemtap/tapset/libvirt_qemu_probes.stp \
 # raising the test timeout
 VIR_TEST_DEBUG=1 %meson_test --no-suite syntax-check --timeout-multiplier 10
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_schedule_restart() mkdir -p %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt || : \
+%define libvirt_daemon_schedule_restart() mkdir -p %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt || : \
 /bin/systemctl is-active %1.service 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && \
   touch %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt/restart-%1 || :
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_finish_restart() rm -f %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt/restart-%1 \
+%define libvirt_daemon_finish_restart() rm -f %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt/restart-%1 \
 rmdir %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt 2>/dev/null || :
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_needs_restart() -f %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt/restart-%1
+%define libvirt_daemon_needs_restart() -f %{_localstatedir}/lib/rpm-state/libvirt/restart-%1
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_perform_restart() if test %libvirt_daemon_needs_restart %1 \
+%define libvirt_daemon_perform_restart() if test %libvirt_daemon_needs_restart %1 \
 then \
   /bin/systemctl try-restart %1.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
 fi \
 %libvirt_daemon_finish_restart %1
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_systemd_post() %systemd_post %1.socket %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1.service
+%define libvirt_daemon_systemd_post() %systemd_post %1.socket %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1.service
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_systemd_post_inet() %systemd_post %1.socket %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1-tls.socket %1-tcp.socket %1.service
+%define libvirt_daemon_systemd_post_inet() %systemd_post %1.socket %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1-tls.socket %1-tcp.socket %1.service
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_systemd_preun() %systemd_preun %1.service %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1.socket
+%define libvirt_daemon_systemd_preun() %systemd_preun %1.service %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1.socket
 
-%global libvirt_daemon_systemd_preun_inet() %systemd_preun %1.service %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1-tls.socket %1-tcp.socket %1.socket
+%define libvirt_daemon_systemd_preun_inet() %systemd_preun %1.service %1-ro.socket %1-admin.socket %1-tls.socket %1-tcp.socket %1.socket
 
 %pre daemon
 # 'libvirt' group is just to allow password-less polkit access to