diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 21ffa37..d78ccc4 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug  5 17:16:44 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- Preserve permissions for /lib/udev in guestfsd subpackage
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 30 20:57:39 CEST 2013 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index af9e3c5..76ceaa4 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -492,6 +492,14 @@ make \
 export NO_BRP_STRIP_DEBUG=true
 %endif
 %makeinstall
+if test -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/udev
+then
+	chmod --verbose --reference=/lib/udev $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/udev
+fi
+if test -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/udev
+then
+	chmod --verbose --reference=/usr/lib/udev $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/udev
+fi
 #remove ocaml bindings files if they are disable via rpm macro
 %if !%{with ocaml_bindings}
 rm -rfv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/ocaml