diff --git a/virtualbox.changes b/virtualbox.changes
index 829196d..dc3b7f9 100644
--- a/virtualbox.changes
+++ b/virtualbox.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 10 21:16:28 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- fix license packaging, small cruft cleanup (avoid owning directories provided by filesystem rpm) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 30 18:38:18 UTC 2021 - Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/virtualbox.spec b/virtualbox.spec
index 83234b8..164cfba 100644
--- a/virtualbox.spec
+++ b/virtualbox.spec
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ Obsoletes:      virtualbox-guest-kmp
 Obsoletes:      virtualbox-host-kmp
 # end of kmp_package
 %endif
-
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 ExclusiveArch:  x86_64
 
 ### Description and subpackages of virtualbox main package ###
@@ -330,6 +328,7 @@ the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).
 
 
 
+
 
 ##########################################
 
@@ -367,6 +366,7 @@ This package contains the code for the GUI used to control VMs.
 
 
 
+
 
 #########################################
 
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ The VirtualBox web server is used to control headless VMs using a browser.
 
 
 
+
 
 #########################################
 
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ This package contains X11 guest utilities and X11 guest mouse and video drivers
 
 
 
+
 
 ###########################################
 
@@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ VirtualBox guest addition tools.
 
 
 
+
 
 ###########################################
 
@@ -505,6 +508,7 @@ Python XPCOM bindings to %{name}. Used e.g. by vboxgtk package.
 
 
 
+
 
 ###########################################
 
@@ -538,6 +542,7 @@ Development file for %{name}
 
 
 
+
 
 ###########################################
 
@@ -574,6 +579,7 @@ sudo /sbin/vboxguestconfig
 
 
 
+
 ###########################################
 
 %package guest-desktop-icons
@@ -604,6 +610,7 @@ This package contains icons for guest desktop files that were created on the des
 
 
 
+
 
 ###########################################
 
@@ -805,7 +812,6 @@ pushd out/linux.*/release/packages/
 mkdir -p "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/virtualbox/extensions/"
 install -D -m 644 VNC-*.vbox-extpack "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/virtualbox/extensions/VNC-%{version}.vbox-extpack"
 popd
-install -D -m 644 "COPYING" "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/licenses/LICENSE.vnc"
 
 #
 ##############################################################
@@ -1106,7 +1112,6 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 #######################################################
 
 %files
-%defattr(-, root, root)
 %doc README.autostart UserManual.pdf README.build
 %{_bindir}/VBoxManage
 %{_bindir}/VBoxHeadless
@@ -1178,7 +1183,6 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %config %attr(644,root,vboxusers) %{_sysconfdir}/vbox/autostart.cfg
 
 %files qt
-%defattr(-, root, root)
 %attr(0755,root,vboxusers) %{_vbox_instdir}/VBoxPermissionMessage
 %attr(0755,root,vboxusers) %{_vbox_instdir}/VBoxSUIDMessage
 %attr(0755,root,vboxusers) %{_vbox_instdir}/VBoxUSB_DevRules
@@ -1210,7 +1214,6 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %{_udevrulesdir}/60-vboxdrv.rules
 
 %files guest-x11
-%defattr(-, root, root)
 %dir %{_libdir}/xorg/modules/drivers
 %dir %{_libdir}/xorg/modules/input
 %dir %{_libdir}/dri/
@@ -1218,7 +1221,6 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %{_distconfdir}/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/vboxadd-xclient.sh
 
 %files guest-tools
-%defattr(-, root, root)
 %{_bindir}/VBoxControl
 %{_sbindir}/VBoxService
 /sbin/vboxguestconfig
@@ -1232,7 +1234,6 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %endif
 
 %files -n python3-%{name}
-%defattr(-, root, root)
 %dir %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk
 %dir %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk/bindings
 %dir %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk/bindings/xpcom
@@ -1242,7 +1243,6 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %{python3_sitelib}/vboxapi/
 
 %files devel
-%defattr(-,root, root)
 %dir %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk
 %dir %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk/bindings
 %dir %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk/bindings/xpcom
@@ -1253,12 +1253,10 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %{_vbox_instdir}/sdk/bindings/auth
 
 %files host-source
-%defattr(-,root, root)
 %dir %{_usrsrc}/kernel-modules
 %{_usrsrc}/kernel-modules/virtualbox
 
 %files guest-source
-%defattr(-,root, root)
 %dir %{_usrsrc}/kernel-modules
 %dir %{_usrsrc}/kernel-modules/additions
 %{_usrsrc}/kernel-modules/additions/guest_src.tar.bz2
@@ -1271,16 +1269,13 @@ export DISABLE_RESTART_ON_UPDATE=yes
 %{_vbox_instdir}/vboxwebsrv
 
 %files guest-desktop-icons
-%defattr(-,root, root)
 %dir %{_datadir}/pixmaps/virtualbox
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/virtualbox/*.png
 
 %files vnc
-%defattr(-,root, root)
+%license COPYING
 %dir %{_datadir}/virtualbox/extensions
 %{_datadir}/virtualbox/extensions/VNC-%{version}.vbox-extpack
-%dir %{_datadir}/licenses
-%{_datadir}/licenses/LICENSE.vnc
 
 # main_package
 %endif