diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index 3d17218..d06cc16 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Name: gdm
 Epoch: 1
 Version: 40.1
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 Summary: The GNOME Display Manager
 
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ dconf update || :
 %{_libdir}/girepository-1.0/Gdm-1.0.typelib
 %{_libdir}/security/pam_gdm.so
 %{_libdir}/libgdm*.so*
-%dir %{_localstatedir}/log/gdm
+%attr(0711, root, gdm) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/gdm
 %attr(1770, gdm, gdm) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/gdm
 %attr(0700, gdm, gdm) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/gdm/.config
 %attr(0700, gdm, gdm) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/gdm/.config/pulse
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ dconf update || :
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gdm-pam-extensions.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 25 2021 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 40.1-9
+- Synchronize permission and group ownership for log dir between
+  rpm file manifest and daemon expectations.
+  Resolves: #1999586
+
 * Wed Oct 13 2021 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 40.1-8
 - Add latest session type propagation fixes from upstream
   Related: #2009044