diff --git a/directory.list b/directory.list
index 2580b6c..7603f89 100644
--- a/directory.list
+++ b/directory.list
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 0755 root root /etc/skel
 0755 root root /etc/skel/bin
 0755 root root /etc/skel/.fonts
+0700 root root /etc/skel/.config
+0700 root root /etc/skel/.local
 0755 root root /etc/susehelp.d
 0755 root root /etc/susehelp.d/htdig
 0755 root root /etc/sysconfig
diff --git a/filesystem.changes b/filesystem.changes
index e66893f..8e22267 100644
--- a/filesystem.changes
+++ b/filesystem.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul  7 12:06:16 UTC 2011 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- add /etc/skel/{.local,.config} to make sure they have correct
+  permissions for new users (bnc#676468)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 30 12:46:34 UTC 2011 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/filesystem.spec b/filesystem.spec
index 8081c3e..fa35e51 100644
--- a/filesystem.spec
+++ b/filesystem.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Source64:       directory.list64
 %install
 function create_dir () {
     local MODE=$1
+    case "$MODE" in
+	 \#*) return ;;
+    esac
     local OWNR=$2
     local GRUP=$3
     local NAME=$4