diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
index 16503964349..aebb1a9637d 100644
--- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ install -D -p -m 0644 contrib/sssd.sysusers %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/sssd.con
 %attr(700,root,root) %dir %{secdbpath}
 %attr(751,%{sssd_user},%{sssd_user}) %dir %{deskprofilepath}
 %attr(775,%{sssd_user},%{sssd_user}) %dir %{pipepath}
-%attr(770,%{sssd_user},root) %dir %{pipepath}/private
+%attr(770,%{sssd_user},%{sssd_user}) %dir %{pipepath}/private
 %attr(775,%{sssd_user},%{sssd_user}) %dir %{pubconfpath}
 %attr(770,%{sssd_user},%{sssd_user}) %dir %{gpocachepath}
 %attr(770,%{sssd_user},%{sssd_user}) %dir %{_var}/log/%{name}