diff --git a/open-vm-tools.changes b/open-vm-tools.changes
index 95bed0d..18df6ec 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.changes
+++ b/open-vm-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 20 17:14:46 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Own %{_modulesloaddir}: used to be present via udev-mini -> kmod
+  -> suse-module-tools dependency before.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 11 18:16:29 UTC 2023 - Kirk Allan <kallan@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index c8563b7..28651d8 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ systemctl try-restart vmtoolsd.service || :
 
 %files
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} >= 150300
+%dir %_modulesloaddir
 %_modulesloaddir/vmw_vsock_vmci_transport.conf
 %endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} >= 0120300