diff --git a/rpmlint.config b/rpmlint.config
index 148ffd0..19ee69d 100644
--- a/rpmlint.config
+++ b/rpmlint.config
@@ -450,7 +450,9 @@ addFilter(r"spelling-error.* \b(runtime|Runtime|metadata|cryptographic|multi|lin
 # Fedora no longer uses explicit ldconfig %post/%postun as of Fedora 28
 addFilter("library-without-ldconfig-postin")
 addFilter("library-without-ldconfig-postun")
-
+# Ignore 700 dir perms here
+addFilter("non-standard-dir-perm /etc/.* 700")
+addFilter("non-standard-dir-perm /var/lib/.* 700")
 
 bad_crypto_warning = \
 '''This application package calls a function to explicitly set crypto ciphers
diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index d02466b..97a9842 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 Name:           rpmlint
 Version:        1.10
-Release:        18%{?dist}
+Release:        19%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool for checking common errors in RPM packages
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPLv2
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ make check PYTHON=%{python} PYTEST=%{pytest} FLAKE8=%{flake8}
 %{_mandir}/man1/rpmlint.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec  7 2018 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.10-19
+- ignore non-standard-dir-perm error for 700 dirs in /etc and /var/lib
+
 * Fri Oct  5 2018 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.10-18
 - force python3 as exec binary