diff --git a/community-mysql.spec b/community-mysql.spec
index 67c22da..dd6a655 100644
--- a/community-mysql.spec
+++ b/community-mysql.spec
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 # We define some system's well known locations here so we can use them easily
 # later when building to another location (like SCL)
 %global logrotateddir %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d
-%global logfiledir %{_localstatedir}/log/%{pkg_name}
+%global logfiledir %{_localstatedir}/log/mysql
 %global logfile %{logfiledir}/%{daemon_no_prefix}.log
 
 # Defining where database data live
@@ -708,6 +708,9 @@ fi
 if [ ! -e "%{logfile}" -a ! -h "%{logfile}" ] ; then
     install /dev/null -m0640 -omysql -gmysql "%{logfile}"
 fi
+# TODO: remove after selinux-policy is fixed (BZ#1602153)
+semanage fcontext -a -t mysqld_log_t %{logfiledir}
+restorecon -r %{logfiledir}
 
 
 %preun server