diff --git a/arpwatch.spec b/arpwatch.spec
index 2c1196f..36691e8 100644
--- a/arpwatch.spec
+++ b/arpwatch.spec
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ install -p -t %{buildroot}%{pkgdatadir} -m 0644 *.awk
 install -p -t %{buildroot}%{_sbindir} %{extrascripts}
 
 install -p -t %{buildroot}%{pkgstatedir} -m0644 *.dat
-touch %{buildroot}%{pkgstatedir}/arp.dat-
+touch %{buildroot}%{pkgstatedir}/arp.dat- \
+    %{buildroot}%{pkgstatedir}/arp.dat.new
 
 install -p -t %{buildroot}%{_unitdir} -m 0644 %{SOURCE1}
 install -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{pkgstatedir}/ethercodes.dat.bz2