diff --git a/anda/tools/graalvm/graalvm.spec b/anda/tools/graalvm/graalvm.spec
index 661430cc3c..3d25bd86b1 100644
--- a/anda/tools/graalvm/graalvm.spec
+++ b/anda/tools/graalvm/graalvm.spec
@@ -32,19 +32,21 @@ cd ..
 tar xf %SOURCE1
 %dnl tar xf %SOURCE2
 
-
 %build
+
+%install
 PATH="$PATH:$PWD/mx-%mxver"
 %dnl JAVA_HOME=$PWD/openjdk1.8.0_302-jvmci-%jvmci-fastdebug
 cd graal/vm
-JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/$(alternatives --list | grep jre_1.8.0_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
-JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/$(alternatives --list | grep jre_11_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
-JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/$(alternatives --list | grep jre_17_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
-JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/$(alternatives --list | grep jre_20_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
+# we can only access macro buildroot in install section
+JAVA_HOME=%buildroot/usr/lib/jvm$(alternatives --list | grep jre_1.8.0_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
+JAVA_HOME=%buildroot/usr/lib/jvm$(alternatives --list | grep jre_11_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
+JAVA_HOME=%buildroot/usr/lib/jvm$(alternatives --list | grep jre_17_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
+JAVA_HOME=%buildroot/usr/lib/jvm$(alternatives --list | grep jre_20_openjdk | sed -E 's@.+?/@/@g') mx --env ce build &
 
 wait
 
-%install
+
 ls -alh graal/vm