diff --git a/policy/modules/services/jabber.te b/policy/modules/services/jabber.te
index 4497749e8..c5d5ccbf4 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/jabber.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/jabber.te
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ allow jabberd_t self:netlink_route_socket r_netlink_socket_perms;
 manage_files_pattern(jabberd_t, jabberd_lock_t, jabberd_lock_t)
 
 allow jabberd_t jabberd_log_t:dir setattr_dir_perms;
-append_files_pattern(jabberd_t, jabberd_log_t, jabberd_log_t)
-create_files_pattern(jabberd_t, jabberd_log_t, jabberd_log_t)
-setattr_files_pattern(jabberd_t, jabberd_log_t, jabberd_log_t)
+manage_files_pattern(jabberd_t, jabberd_log_t, jabberd_log_t)
+
 logging_log_filetrans(jabberd_t, jabberd_log_t, { file dir })
 
 manage_files_pattern(jabberd_domain, jabberd_spool_t, jabberd_spool_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/services/ntp.te b/policy/modules/services/ntp.te
index 3fbd52b73..669010b68 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/ntp.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/ntp.te
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ read_lnk_files_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_key_t, ntpd_key_t)
 allow ntpd_t ntpd_lock_t:file rw_file_perms;
 
 allow ntpd_t ntpd_log_t:dir setattr_dir_perms;
-append_files_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_log_t, ntpd_log_t)
-create_files_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_log_t, ntpd_log_t)
-setattr_files_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_log_t, ntpd_log_t)
+manage_dirs_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_log_t, ntpd_log_t)
+manage_files_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_log_t, ntpd_log_t)
 logging_log_filetrans(ntpd_t, ntpd_log_t, { file dir })
 
 manage_files_pattern(ntpd_t, ntpd_pid_t, ntpd_pid_t)