diff --git a/spec.in b/spec.in
index aa9ad79d..3c7be29e 100644
--- a/spec.in
+++ b/spec.in
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ make build
 
 %install
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
-# _datadir is typically /usr/share/
-install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/__PROGRAM__/
-cp -a AUTHORS COPYING COPYRIGHT DOCUMENTATION.md README.md THANKS examples/ %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/__PROGRAM__/
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_unitdir}/
 install -pm 0644 misc/__PROGRAM__.service %{buildroot}/%{_unitdir}/
 
@@ -57,10 +54,19 @@ install -m 0644 misc/example.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/__PROGRAM__/__PROGR
 
 %files
 %attr(0755, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/__PROGRAM__.sh
-%{_datadir}/__PROGRAM__/*
 %{_bindir}/__PROGRAM__
 %{_sysconfdir}/__PROGRAM__/*
 %{_unitdir}/__PROGRAM__.service
 
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines?rd=Packaging/Guidelines#Documentation
+# Please add docs one per line in alpha order to avoid diff churn.
+%doc AUTHORS
+%doc COPYING
+%doc COPYRIGHT
+%doc DOCUMENTATION.md
+%doc README.md
+%doc THANKS
+%doc examples/*
+
 # this changelog is auto-generated by git log
 %changelog