diff --git a/.copr/Makefile b/.copr/Makefile
index 056af02ae..44de3a98c 100644
--- a/.copr/Makefile
+++ b/.copr/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
 srpm:
-	dnf install -y git
-	git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD
-	git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/freetype/freetype2
-	git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/freetype/libpng
-	git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/freetype/zlib
-	git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/harfbuzz/harfbuzz
-	COPR_SRPM=$(outdir) ./ci/source-archive.sh
-	COPR_SRPM=$(outdir) ./ci/deploy.sh
+	COPR_SRPM=$(outdir) ./ci/copr-build.sh
diff --git a/ci/copr-build.sh b/ci/copr-build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f96682d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/copr-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+set -e
+
+env
+
+command -v git || dnf install -y git
+
+if test -d /builddir/build ; then
+  COPR_BUILD_DIR=/builddir/build
+fi
+
+git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD
+git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/freetype/freetype2
+git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/freetype/libpng
+git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/freetype/zlib
+git config --global --add safe.directory $$PWD/deps/harfbuzz/harfbuzz
+
+./ci/source-archive.sh
+./ci/deploy.sh
+