diff --git a/app/build/resources/linux/redhat/mailspring.spec.in b/app/build/resources/linux/redhat/mailspring.spec.in
index fc26d7729e..6a49ceac16 100644
--- a/app/build/resources/linux/redhat/mailspring.spec.in
+++ b/app/build/resources/linux/redhat/mailspring.spec.in
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Requires: libappindicator
 %description
 <%= description %>
 
+# Don't generate build_id links to prevent conflicts when installing multiple
+# versions of electron apps (`code`, `slack`, etc).
+%define _build_id_links none
+
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/share/mailspring
 cp -r <%= contentsDir %>/* %{buildroot}/usr/share/mailspring