diff --git a/gap.spec b/gap.spec
index 5fccfed..1f01abb 100644
--- a/gap.spec
+++ b/gap.spec
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ cp -a sysinfo.gap* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{gapdir}
 
 # Create the system workspace, initially empty
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/lib/%{name}
-touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/lib/%{name}/workspace
+touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/lib/%{name}/workspace.gz
 
 # Install the header and object files where the GAP compiler can find them
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{gapdir}/src