diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec
index ce783b2..5822770 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-appvm.spec
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/mnt/removable
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes_rpc
 cp qubes.Filecopy $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes_rpc
 cp qubes.OpenInVM $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qubes_rpc
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates
 
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/X11
 cp xorg-preload-apps.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/X11
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %attr(700,user,user) /home_volatile/user
 /etc/X11/xorg-preload-apps.conf
 %dir /var/run/qubes
+%dir %attr(0775,user,user) /var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates
 /etc/sudoers.d/qubes
 
 %package devel
diff --git a/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec b/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec
index d387132..ad7b300 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/core-commonvm.spec
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/yum/post-actions
 cp qubes_trigger_sync_appmenus.action $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/yum/post-actions/
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes
 cp qubes_trigger_sync_appmenus.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/qubes/
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates
 
 install -D qubes_core.modules $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/sysconfig/modules/qubes_core.modules