diff --git a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index cc77c5ea35..8ab42c441e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ EOF
 		package_write_smart_config ${target_rootfs}
 		# Do the following configurations here, to avoid them being saved for field upgrade
 		if [ "x${NO_RECOMMENDATIONS}" = "x1" ]; then
-			smart --data-dir=$1/var/lib/smart config --set ignore-all-recommends=1
+			smart --data-dir=${target_rootfs}/var/lib/smart config --set ignore-all-recommends=1
 		fi
 		for i in ${PACKAGE_EXCLUDE}; do
-			smart --data-dir=$1/var/lib/smart flag --set exclude-packages $i
+			smart --data-dir=${target_rootfs}/var/lib/smart flag --set exclude-packages $i
 		done
 
 		# Optional debugging