diff --git a/cracklib.spec b/cracklib.spec
index ead1e26eb2784700a077258e2dabdb51643e9a74..a7ee672f3109f44b36109f4699ab424451be8957 100644
--- a/cracklib.spec
+++ b/cracklib.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name: cracklib
 Version: 2.9.8
-Release: 3
+Release: 4
 Summary: A password-checking library
 
 License: LGPLv2+
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ echo "%{_libdir}" > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ld.so.conf.d/%{name}-%{_arch}.conf
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %check
-make test
+make test DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets
 
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ make test
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 25 2025 yixiangzhike <yixiangzhike007@163.com> - 2.9.8-4
+- use the dictionary from the build for make check
+
 * Sun Sep 28 2025 yixiangzhike <yixiangzhike007@163.com> - 2.9.8-3
 - Make buffer static and avoid returning stack-allocated memory