diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.dirs b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.dirs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..353740ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.dirs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var/spool/rtpengine
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst
index aebf1b426..f7be6d0b0 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
 	adduser --system --home /nonexistent --gecos rtpengine \
 		--no-create-home --disabled-password \
 		--group --quiet rtpengine || true
+
+	for DIR in /var/spool/rtpengine; do
+		if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+			chown rtpengine:rtpengine "$DIR"
+			chmod 0770 "$DIR"
+		fi
+	done
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.dirs b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.dirs
index b7df8da6e..6d923d3dd 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.dirs
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.dirs
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 var/lib/rtpengine-recording
-var/spool/rtpengine
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst
index a85dbebdb..fe6c81571 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
-	for DIR in /var/lib/rtpengine-recording /var/spool/rtpengine; do
+	for DIR in /var/lib/rtpengine-recording; do
 		if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			chown rtpengine:rtpengine "$DIR"
 			chmod 0770 "$DIR"