diff --git a/trojita.spec b/trojita.spec
index 80a8ab6..17e28af 100644
--- a/trojita.spec
+++ b/trojita.spec
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ doxygen src/Doxyfile
 %install
 %make_install -C %{_target_platform}
 %find_lang %{name}_common --with-qt
+# work around find_lang not supporting nds
+echo '%lang(nds) %{_datadir}/%{name}/locale/%{name}_common_nds.qm' \
+    >>%{name}_common.lang
 #install -m644 -p -D %%{SOURCE1} %%{buildroot}%%{_mandir}/man1/%%{name}.1
 
 
@@ -198,6 +201,8 @@ xvfb-run -a %ctest
 %{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/*.png
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/*.svg
+%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}
+%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}/locale
 
 %if %{with doxy}
 # optional developer documentation
@@ -218,6 +223,8 @@ Summary:   Documentation files for %{name}
 * Mon Jul 29 2919 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 0.7.0.1-0.2.20190618gitIcf4fda
 - work around GPG test failure (GPG limitation) by disabling the offending tests
 - add missing BuildRequires: qgpgme-devel
+- fix unpackaged file (work around find_lang not supporting nds (Low Saxon))
+- fix unowned locale parent directories
 
 * Sun Jul 28 2019 Raphael Groner <projects.rg@smart.ms> - 0.7.0.1-0.1.20190618gitIcf4fda
 - use latest git snapshot with a bunch of fixes