diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 84d4701..5b12a2a 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -611,11 +611,11 @@ python3 %{SOURCE2} %buildroot <<EOF
 %ghost %config(noreplace) /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
 %ghost %attr(0664,root,utmp) /run/utmp
 %ghost %attr(0664,root,utmp) /var/log/wtmp
-%ghost %attr(0600,root,utmp) /var/log/btmp
+%ghost %attr(0660,root,utmp) /var/log/btmp
 %ghost %config(noreplace) /etc/hostname
 %ghost %config(noreplace) /etc/localtime
 %ghost %config(noreplace) /etc/locale.conf
-%ghost %config(noreplace) /etc/machine-id
+%ghost %attr(0444,root,root) %config(noreplace) /etc/machine-id
 %ghost %config(noreplace) /etc/machine-info
 %ghost %attr(0700,root,root) %dir /var/cache/private
 %ghost %attr(0700,root,root) %dir /var/lib/private
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ python3 %{SOURCE2} %buildroot <<EOF
 %ghost %dir /var/lib/systemd/linger
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/random-seed
 %ghost %dir /var/lib/systemd/rfkill
-%ghost %dir /var/log/journal
+%ghost %dir %attr(2755, root, systemd-journal) %verify(not mode) /var/log/journal
 %ghost %dir /var/log/journal/remote
 %ghost %attr(0700,root,root) %dir /var/log/private
 EOF
@@ -974,6 +974,9 @@ fi
 %files standalone-sysusers -f .file-list-standalone-sysusers
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May  7 2021 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 248.1-1
+- Adjust modes of some %%ghost files (#1956059)
+
 * Thu May  6 2021 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 248.1-1
 - Latest stable version: a long list of minor correctness fixes all around
   (#1955475,#911766)