diff --git a/boinc-client.spec b/boinc-client.spec
index d3526dd..bd0d46b 100644
--- a/boinc-client.spec
+++ b/boinc-client.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary:	The BOINC client core
 Name:		boinc-client
 Version:	5.10.45
-Release:	8.%{snap}svn%{?dist}
+Release:	9.%{snap}svn%{?dist}
 License:	LGPLv2+
 Group:		Applications/Engineering
 URL:		http://boinc.berkeley.edu/
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ exit 0
 #correct wrong owner and group on files under /var/lib/boinc and log files
 #caused by bug fixed in 5.10.45-8
 chown --silent -R boinc:boinc %{_localstatedir}/log/boinc* \
-%{_localstatedir}/lib/boinc/*
+%{_localstatedir}/lib/boinc/* 2>/dev/null || :
 
 %preun
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then #if uninstalling, not only updating
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ fi
 %{_includedir}/BOINC/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 23 2008 Lubomir Kundrak <lkundrak@redhat.com> - 5.10.45-9.20080315svn
+- Do not expect chown of nonexistent files to succeed
 
 * Mon Apr 14 2008 Milos Jakubicek <xjakub@fi.muni.cz> - 5.10.45-8.20080315svn
 - Fixed projects permissions (calling chown recursively).