diff --git a/java-21-openjdk-portable.specfile b/java-21-openjdk-portable.specfile
index 7c4169b..1ed447c 100644
--- a/java-21-openjdk-portable.specfile
+++ b/java-21-openjdk-portable.specfile
@@ -448,14 +448,19 @@
 %define jreportablenameimpl() %(echo %{uniquesuffix ""} | sed "s;el%{rhel}\\(_[0-9]\\)*;portable%{1}.jre;g")
 %define jdkportablenameimpl() %(echo %{uniquesuffix ""} | sed "s;el%{rhel}\\(_[0-9]\\)*;portable%{1}.jdk;g")
 %define staticlibsportablenameimpl() %(echo %{uniquesuffix ""} | sed "s;el%{rhel}\\(_[0-9]\\)*;portable%{1}.static-libs;g")
-%define jreportablearchive()  %{expand:%{jreportablenameimpl -- %{?1}}.tar.xz}
-%define jdkportablearchive()  %{expand:%{jdkportablenameimpl -- %{?1}}.tar.xz}
-%define staticlibsportablearchive()  %{expand:%{staticlibsportablenameimpl -- %{?1}}.tar.xz}
-%define jreportablename()     %{expand:%{jreportablenameimpl -- %{?1}}}
-%define jdkportablename()     %{expand:%{jdkportablenameimpl -- %{?1}}}
+%define jreportablearchive()  %{expand:%{jreportablenameimpl -- %%{1}}.tar.xz}
+%define jdkportablearchive()  %{expand:%{jdkportablenameimpl -- %%{1}}.tar.xz}
+%define staticlibsportablearchive()  %{expand:%{staticlibsportablenameimpl -- %%{1}}.tar.xz}
+# RPM 4.19 no longer accept our double percentaged %%{nil} passed to %%{1}
+# so we have to pass in "" but evaluate it, otherwise files record will include it
+%define jreportablearchiveForFiles()  %(echo %{jreportablearchive -- ""})
+%define jdkportablearchiveForFiles()  %(echo %{jdkportablearchive -- ""})
+%define staticlibsportablearchiveForFiles()  %(echo %{staticlibsportablearchive -- ""})
+%define jreportablename()     %{expand:%{jreportablenameimpl -- %%{1}}}
+%define jdkportablename()     %{expand:%{jdkportablenameimpl -- %%{1}}}
 # Intentionally use jdkportablenameimpl here since we want to have static-libs files overlayed on
 # top of the JDK archive
-%define staticlibsportablename()     %{expand:%{jdkportablenameimpl -- %{?1}}}
+%define staticlibsportablename()     %{expand:%{jdkportablenameimpl -- %%{1}}}
 %define docportablename() %(echo %{uniquesuffix ""} | sed "s;el%{rhel}\\(_[0-9]\\)*;portable.docs;g")
 %define docportablearchive()  %{docportablename}.tar.xz
 %define miscportablename() %(echo %{uniquesuffix ""} | sed "s;el%{rhel}\\(_[0-9]\\)*;portable.misc;g")
@@ -1872,8 +1877,8 @@ done
 
 %files
 # main package builds always
-%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchive -- %%{nil}}
-%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchive -- %%{nil}}.sha256sum
+%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchiveForFiles}
+%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchiveForFiles}.sha256sum
 %else
 %files
 # placeholder
@@ -1882,15 +1887,15 @@ done
 %if %{include_normal_build}
 
 %files devel
-%{_jvmdir}/%{jdkportablearchive -- %%{nil}}
+%{_jvmdir}/%{jdkportablearchiveForFiles}
 %{_jvmdir}/%{jdkportablearchive -- .debuginfo}
-%{_jvmdir}/%{jdkportablearchive -- %%{nil}}.sha256sum
+%{_jvmdir}/%{jdkportablearchiveForFiles}.sha256sum
 %{_jvmdir}/%{jdkportablearchive -- .debuginfo}.sha256sum
 
 %if %{include_staticlibs}
 %files static-libs
-%{_jvmdir}/%{staticlibsportablearchive -- %%{nil}}
-%{_jvmdir}/%{staticlibsportablearchive -- %%{nil}}.sha256sum
+%{_jvmdir}/%{staticlibsportablearchiveForFiles}
+%{_jvmdir}/%{staticlibsportablearchiveForFiles}.sha256sum
 %endif
 
 %files unstripped