diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index 57f1e41..6bdcef2 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:   Cron daemon for executing programs at set times
 Name:      cronie
 Version:   1.5.7
-Release:   7%{?dist}
+Release:   8%{?dist}
 License:   MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2+
 URL:       https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie
 Source0:   https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/releases/download/cronie-%{version}/cronie-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ 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) /usr/lib/systemd/system/crond.service
 
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 11 2022 Jan Staněk <jstanek@redhat.com> - 1.5.7-8
+- Set 'missingok' for /etc/cron.deny to not recreate it on update
+
 * Tue May 31 2022 Ondřej Pohořelský <opohorel@redhat.com> - 1.5.7-7
 - Add gating.yaml
   Related: rhbz#2090691