diff --git a/rpmlint.config b/rpmlint.config
index 1223091..8ee93fd 100644
--- a/rpmlint.config
+++ b/rpmlint.config
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ addFilter("postin-without-install-info")
 addFilter(r"zero-length .+/site-packages/.+\.dist-info/REQUESTED\b")
 # py.typed files are empty
 addFilter(r"zero-length .+/site-packages/.+/py\.typed\b")
+# specfile-errors are listed twice, once with reason and once without
+# we filter out the empty ones
+addFilter(r"\.(src|spec): (E|W): specfile-error\s+$")
 
 bad_crypto_warning = \
 '''This application package calls a function to explicitly set crypto ciphers
diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index e7b8bf1..f1ca390 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           rpmlint
 Version:        1.11
-Release:        15%{?dist}
+Release:        16%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool for checking common errors in RPM packages
 License:        GPLv2
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpmlint
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ make check PYTHON=%{python} PYTEST=%{pytest} FLAKE8=%{flake8}
 %{_mandir}/man1/rpmlint.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 13 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.11-16
+- Filter out empty specfile-errors, they are duplicates
+
 * Fri Feb  5 2021 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.11-15
 - correct hard-coded version in Makefile