diff --git a/mpi-start.spec.in b/mpi-start.spec.in
index f89144bdb6af349d4e28bcc8f5a59f8c47e6f6cb..76cfaf52d967e01a79003f006662d1869592070c 100644
--- a/mpi-start.spec.in
+++ b/mpi-start.spec.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_bindir}/mpi-start
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/mpi-start/*.local
 %{_sysconfdir}/mpi-start/*.filedist
 %{_sysconfdir}/mpi-start/mpi-config.*
 %{_sysconfdir}/mpi-start/*.hook