1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/check_desktop_files b/check_desktop_files
index 4f012a2..da43fcd 100755
--- a/check_desktop_files
+++ b/check_desktop_files
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ use warnings;
 
 use File::Find;
 
+my $buildroot = $ENV{RPM_BUILD_ROOT};
+die "No build root defined" unless $buildroot;
+die "Invalid build root" unless -d $buildroot;
+# normalize build root
+$buildroot =~ s|/$||;
+
 my $FILTER = qr/\.desktop\z/;
 
 sub main
 {
-    my $buildroot = $ENV{RPM_BUILD_ROOT};
-
     find(
         {
             wanted =>