diff --git a/SPECS/cronie.spec b/SPECS/cronie.spec
index fe20e29..fe46a07 100644
--- a/SPECS/cronie.spec
+++ b/SPECS/cronie.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary:   Cron daemon for executing programs at set times
 Name:      cronie
 Version:   1.4.11
-Release:   24%{?dist}
+Release:   25%{?dist}
 License:   MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2+
 Group:     System Environment/Base
 URL:       https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/pam.d/crond
 %endif
 %attr(0600,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/crond
-%attr(0600,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.deny
+%attr(0600,root,root) %config(noreplace,missingok) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.deny
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/0hourly
 %attr(0644,root,root) /usr/lib/systemd/system/crond.service
 
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0644,root,root) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/dailyjobs
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 13 2023 Ondřej Pohořelský <opohorel@redhat.com> - 1.4.11-25
+- Set 'missingok' for /etc/cron.deny to not recreate it on update
+- Resolves: rhbz#2059479
+
 * Mon Nov 29 2021 Jan Staněk <jstanek@redhat.com> - 1.4.11-24
 - Limit memory allocated for file descriptors
   Backports https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/commit/584911514ce6aa2f16e1d79431bac816ea62cb2c