diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index dacc9ce..fe39cc0 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:   Cron daemon for executing programs at set times
 Name:      cronie
 Version:   1.5.2
-Release:   7%{?dist}
+Release:   8%{?dist}
 License:   MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2+
 Group:     System Environment/Base
 URL:       https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/pam.d/crond
 %endif
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/crond
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.deny
+%config(noreplace,missingok) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.deny
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/0hourly
 %attr(0644,root,root) /lib/systemd/system/crond.service
 
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 11 2022 Jan Staněk <jstanek@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-8
+- Set 'missingok' for /etc/cron.deny to not recreate it on update
+
 * Mon May 02 2022 Ondřej Pohořelský <opohorel@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-7
  - Add support for "~" ("random within range") 
   Resolves: rhbz#1832510