diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst
index f7be6d0b0..00d8b51d2 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.postinst
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
 		--no-create-home --disabled-password \
 		--group --quiet rtpengine || true
 
-	for DIR in /var/spool/rtpengine; do
-		if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-			chown rtpengine:rtpengine "$DIR"
-			chmod 0770 "$DIR"
-		fi
-	done
+	rtpdir='/var/spool/rtpengine'
+	if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$rtpdir" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		chown rtpengine:rtpengine "$rtpdir"
+		chmod 0770 "$rtpdir"
+	fi
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst
index fe6c81571..a3c052e1c 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-recording-daemon.postinst
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
-	for DIR in /var/lib/rtpengine-recording; do
-		if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-			chown rtpengine:rtpengine "$DIR"
-			chmod 0770 "$DIR"
-		fi
-	done
+	rtpdir='/var/lib/rtpengine-recording'
+	if ! dpkg-statoverride --list "$rtpdir" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		chown rtpengine:rtpengine "$rtpdir"
+		chmod 0770 "$rtpdir"
+	fi
 fi
 
 #DEBHELPER#