diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index d795d09bc..f3f561c5f 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -1296,14 +1296,15 @@ BuildKernel() {
     # we'll get it from the linux-firmware package and we don't want conflicts
     %{make} %{?make_opts} ARCH=$Arch INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT modules_install KERNELRELEASE=$KernelVer mod-fw=
 
+    # add an a noop %%defattr statement 'cause rpm doesn't like empty file list files
+    echo '%%defattr(-,-,-)' > ../kernel${Flavour:+-${Flavour}}-ldsoconf.list
     if [ $DoVDSO -ne 0 ]; then
         %{make} %{?make_opts} ARCH=$Arch INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT vdso_install KERNELRELEASE=$KernelVer
-        if [ ! -s ldconfig-kernel.conf ]; then
-          echo > ldconfig-kernel.conf "\
-    # Placeholder file, no vDSO hwcap entries used in this kernel."
+        if [ -s ldconfig-kernel.conf ]; then
+            install -D -m 444 ldconfig-kernel.conf \
+                $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ld.so.conf.d/kernel-$KernelVer.conf
+            echo /etc/ld.so.conf.d/kernel-$KernelVer.conf >> ../kernel${Flavour:+-${Flavour}}-ldsoconf.list
         fi
-        %{__install} -D -m 444 ldconfig-kernel.conf \
-            $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ld.so.conf.d/kernel-$KernelVer.conf
         rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/$KernelVer/vdso/.build-id
     fi
 
@@ -1816,7 +1817,7 @@ fi
 #
 %define kernel_variant_files(k:) \
 %if %{2}\
-%{expand:%%files -f kernel-%{?3:%{3}-}core.list %{?3:%{3}-}core}\
+%{expand:%%files -f kernel-%{?3:%{3}-}core.list %{?1:-f kernel-%{?3:%{3}-}ldsoconf.list} %{?3:%{3}-}core}\
 %defattr(-,root,root)\
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}\
 %license linux-%{KVERREL}/COPYING\
@@ -1842,7 +1843,6 @@ fi
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/bls.conf\
 %if %{1}\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/vdso\
-/etc/ld.so.conf.d/kernel-%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}.conf\
 %endif\
 /lib/modules/%{KVERREL}%{?3:+%{3}}/modules.*\
 %{expand:%%files -f kernel-%{?3:%{3}-}modules.list %{?3:%{3}-}modules}\
@@ -1867,8 +1867,8 @@ fi
 %endif\
 %{nil}
 
-%kernel_variant_files  %{_use_vdso} %{with_up}
-%kernel_variant_files  %{_use_vdso} %{with_debug} debug
+%kernel_variant_files %{_use_vdso} %{with_up}
+%kernel_variant_files %{_use_vdso} %{with_debug} debug
 %kernel_variant_files %{use_vdso} %{with_pae} %{pae}
 %kernel_variant_files %{use_vdso} %{with_pae_debug} %{pae}debug