--- FilesCheck.py
+++ FilesCheck.py
@@ -948,7 +948,8 @@
                     printWarning(pkg, 'non-executable-in-bin', f, oct(perm))
                 if not devel_pkg and (includefile_regex.search(f) or buildconfigfile_regex.search(f)) and not is_doc:
                     printWarning(pkg, 'devel-file-in-non-devel-package', f)
-                if mode & 0444 != 0444 and perm & 07000 == 0 and f[0:len('/var/log')] != '/var/log':
+                if mode & 0444 != 0444 and perm & 07000 == 0 and \
+                        not f.startswith('/var/log/') and not f.startswith('/etc/'):
                     printError(pkg, 'non-readable', f, oct(perm))
                 if size == 0 and not normal_zero_length_regex.search(f) and f not in ghost_files:
                     printError(pkg, 'zero-length', f)