diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index b78f954..8f6e60d 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 24 12:56:31 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Make sure the build process won't create /var/log/journal
+
+- /var/log/journal/remote is owned by systemd-journal-remote
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 24 09:28:38 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index ef4df8a..e0e5dc5 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ Have fun with these services at your own risk.
         -Ddefault-hierarchy=unified \
         -Ddefault-kill-user-processes=false \
         -Drc-local=/etc/init.d/boot.local \
+        -Dcreate-log-dirs=false \
         -Dbump-proc-sys-fs-nr-open=false \
         -Ddebug-shell=/bin/bash \
         -Dseccomp=auto \
@@ -1365,9 +1366,6 @@ fi
 %{_pam_moduledir}/pam_systemd.so
 
 %ghost %dir %attr(2755, root, systemd-journal) %{_localstatedir}/log/journal/
-%if %{with sysvcompat}
-%doc %{_localstatedir}/log/README
-%endif
 
 %if %{with gnuefi}
 %dir %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/boot
@@ -1776,6 +1774,7 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man8/systemd-journal-remote.*
 %{_mandir}/man8/systemd-journal-upload.*
 %{_datadir}/systemd/gatewayd
+%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/journal/remote
 %endif
 
 %if %{with networkd} || %{with resolved}
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index b78f954..8f6e60d 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 24 12:56:31 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Make sure the build process won't create /var/log/journal
+
+- /var/log/journal/remote is owned by systemd-journal-remote
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 24 09:28:38 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index bf33da3..3971cbe 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ Have fun with these services at your own risk.
         -Ddefault-hierarchy=unified \
         -Ddefault-kill-user-processes=false \
         -Drc-local=/etc/init.d/boot.local \
+        -Dcreate-log-dirs=false \
         -Dbump-proc-sys-fs-nr-open=false \
         -Ddebug-shell=/bin/bash \
         -Dseccomp=auto \
@@ -1363,9 +1364,6 @@ fi
 %{_pam_moduledir}/pam_systemd.so
 
 %ghost %dir %attr(2755, root, systemd-journal) %{_localstatedir}/log/journal/
-%if %{with sysvcompat}
-%doc %{_localstatedir}/log/README
-%endif
 
 %if %{with gnuefi}
 %dir %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/boot
@@ -1774,6 +1772,7 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man8/systemd-journal-remote.*
 %{_mandir}/man8/systemd-journal-upload.*
 %{_datadir}/systemd/gatewayd
+%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/journal/remote
 %endif
 
 %if %{with networkd} || %{with resolved}