diff --git a/scripts/distgit/setup_git_package b/scripts/distgit/setup_git_package
index 044deee..8b0490f 100755
--- a/scripts/distgit/setup_git_package
+++ b/scripts/distgit/setup_git_package
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ git config --add hooks.maildomain fedoraproject.org
 popd >/dev/null
 
 # Now clone that repo and create the .gitignore and sources file
-git clone -q /srv/git/rpms/$PACKAGE.git $TMPDIR/$PACKAGE
+git clone -q $GITROOT/$PACKAGE.git $TMPDIR/$PACKAGE
 pushd $TMPDIR/$PACKAGE >/dev/null
 touch .gitignore sources
 git add .