diff --git a/java-25-openjdk.spec b/java-25-openjdk.spec
index fd3249a..d05c52a 100644
--- a/java-25-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-25-openjdk.spec
@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@
 %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
@@ -1869,8 +1874,8 @@ done
 
 %files
 # main package builds always
-%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchive -- %%{nil}}
-%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchive -- %%{nil}}.sha256sum
+%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchiveForFiles}
+%{_jvmdir}/%{jreportablearchiveForFiles}.sha256sum
 %else
 %files
 # placeholder
@@ -1879,15 +1884,15 @@ 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