diff --git a/macros.python-srpm b/macros.python-srpm
index f575868..d5cd4e5 100644
--- a/macros.python-srpm
+++ b/macros.python-srpm
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
                       'It makes sure the dependencies are installed.\\\n'
         local files = ''
         if value_i ~= '' then
-            files = '%files -n ' .. rpmname .. '\\\n' .. '%ghost ' .. value_i
+            files = '%files -n ' .. rpmname .. '\\\n' .. '%ghost %dir ' .. value_i
         elseif value_f ~= '' then
             files = '%files -n ' .. rpmname .. ' -f ' .. value_f
         end
diff --git a/python-rpm-macros.spec b/python-rpm-macros.spec
index 032c913..263853a 100644
--- a/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ elseif posix.stat('macros.python-srpm') then
 end
 }
 Version:        %{__default_python3_version}
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ grep -E '^#[^%%]*%%[^%%]' %{buildroot}%{rpmmacrodir}/macros.* && exit 1 || true
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 16 2025 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.14-9
+- %%python_extras_subpkg: Only %%ghost the egg-info/dist-info directory, not the content
+- That way, accidentally unpackaged files within are reported as errors
+
 * Tue Sep 09 2025 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.14-8
 - %%python_extras_subpkg: Add -v option to specify the required version(-release)
 - This is useful when the extras are built from a different specfile (e.g. in EPEL for a RHEL base package)
diff --git a/tests/test_evals.py b/tests/test_evals.py
index 31fb75d..e6cc8f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_evals.py
+++ b/tests/test_evals.py
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ def test_python_extras_subpkg_i():
         It makes sure the dependencies are installed.
 
         %files -n python3-setuptools_scm+toml
-        %ghost /usr/lib/python{X_Y}/site-packages/*.egg-info
+        %ghost %dir /usr/lib/python{X_Y}/site-packages/*.egg-info
 
         %package -n python3-setuptools_scm+yaml
         Summary: Metapackage for python3-setuptools_scm: yaml extras
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ def test_python_extras_subpkg_i():
         It makes sure the dependencies are installed.
 
         %files -n python3-setuptools_scm+yaml
-        %ghost /usr/lib/python{X_Y}/site-packages/*.egg-info
+        %ghost %dir /usr/lib/python{X_Y}/site-packages/*.egg-info
         """).lstrip().splitlines()
     assert lines == expected