diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/john b/profiles/apparmor.d/john
index a6edc4fc6..0eced2f19 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/john
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/john
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ profile john /usr/sbin/john {
 
   /** r,
 
-  @{HOME}/.john/ rw,
-  @{HOME}/.john/*.log rwk,
-  @{HOME}/.john/*.pot rwk,
-  @{HOME}/.john/*.rec rwk,
+  owner @{HOME}/.john/ rw,
+  owner @{HOME}/.john/*.log rwk,
+  owner @{HOME}/.john/*.pot rwk,
+  owner @{HOME}/.john/*.rec rwk,
 }