diff --git a/exim.changes b/exim.changes
index 8594063..1f706f2 100644
--- a/exim.changes
+++ b/exim.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep  6 09:19:57 UTC 2022 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
+
+- Own /var/spool/mail (boo#1179574)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jun 29 14:20:50 UTC 2022 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/exim.spec b/exim.spec
index 7b0e10a..460b743 100644
--- a/exim.spec
+++ b/exim.spec
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/{bin,sbin,lib}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/log/exim
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/spool/mail/
+ln -s spool/mail $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_fillupdir}
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man8
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
@@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ exit 0
 /usr/lib/sendmail
 %{_fillupdir}/sysconfig.exim
 %dir %attr(750,mail,mail) /var/log/exim
+%dir %attr(1777,root,root) /var/spool/mail
+/var/mail
 
 %files -n eximon
 %defattr(-,root,root)