diff --git a/packages/redhat/openssh.spec b/packages/redhat/openssh.spec
index 1b567c5c0..280e06ebc 100644
--- a/packages/redhat/openssh.spec
+++ b/packages/redhat/openssh.spec
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ fi
 %attr(0644,root,root) /usr/man/man1/ssh-keygen.1
 %attr(0644,root,root) /usr/man/man1/scp.1
 %attr(0755,root,root) %dir /etc/ssh
+%attr(0755,root,root) %dir /usr/libexec/ssh
 
 %files clients
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ fi
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) /etc/ssh/ssh_config
 %attr(-,root,root) /usr/bin/slogin
 %attr(-,root,root) /usr/man/man1/slogin.1
-%attr(0755,root,root) %dir /usr/libexec/ssh
 
 %files server
 %defattr(-,root,root)
diff --git a/packages/suse/openssh.spec b/packages/suse/openssh.spec
index ad8d60da0..647def489 100644
--- a/packages/suse/openssh.spec
+++ b/packages/suse/openssh.spec
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ fi
 %attr(0644,root,root) %doc /usr/man/man1/ssh-keygen.1
 %attr(0644,root,root) %doc /usr/man/man1/scp.1
 %attr(0755,root,root) %dir /etc/ssh
+%attr(0755,root,root) %dir /usr/libexec/ssh
 
 %files clients
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -237,7 +238,6 @@ fi
 
 %files askpass
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%attr(0755,root,root) %dir /usr/libexec/ssh
 %attr(0755,root,root) /usr/libexec/ssh/ssh-askpass
 %attr(0755,root,root) /usr/libexec/ssh/gnome-ssh-askpass