diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-mail b/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-mail
index ce748d10c..b799ffcac 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-mail
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/user-mail
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   owner @{HOME}/[mM]ail/**    rwl,
   owner @{HOME}/postponed*    rwl,
   /var/{,spool/}mail/         r,
-  /var/{,spool/}mail/*        rwl,
+  owner /var/{,spool/}mail/*  rwl,
   owner @{HOME}/mbox.lock*    rwl,
   owner @{HOME}/mbox          rw,
   owner @{HOME}/inbox         rw,