diff --git a/setroubleshoot.spec b/setroubleshoot.spec
index 684fffb..3161034 100644
--- a/setroubleshoot.spec
+++ b/setroubleshoot.spec
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %config(noreplace) %{pkgconfigdir}/%{name}.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d/org.fedoraproject.Setroubleshootd.conf
 %attr(0700,setroubleshoot,setroubleshoot) %dir %{pkgvardatadir}
-%attr(0600,setroubleshoot,setroubleshoot) %{pkgdatabase}
-%attr(0644,setroubleshoot,setroubleshoot) %{pkgvardatadir}/email_alert_recipients
+%ghost %attr(0600,setroubleshoot,setroubleshoot) %{pkgdatabase}
+%ghost %attr(0644,setroubleshoot,setroubleshoot) %{pkgvardatadir}/email_alert_recipients
 %{_mandir}/man8/sealert.8.gz
 %{_mandir}/man8/sedispatch.8.gz
 %{_mandir}/man8/setroubleshootd.8.gz