diff --git a/apparmor.d/profiles-m-r/mutt b/apparmor.d/profiles-m-r/mutt
index 74f254101..a9d8e1f29 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/profiles-m-r/mutt
+++ b/apparmor.d/profiles-m-r/mutt
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ profile mutt @{exec_path} {
   /etc/Muttrc r,
   /etc/Muttrc.d/{*,} r,
 
-  owner @{user_mail_dirs} rwlk,
   owner @{HOME}/.mail_aliases r, # Common location for mail aliases
   owner @{HOME}/.mailcap r,
   owner @{HOME}/.mime.types r,
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ profile mutt @{exec_path} {
     @{bin}/lynx    mrix,
     
     owner @{HOME}/.w3m/* rw,
-    owner @{user_mail_dirs} rw,
+    owner @{user_mail_dirs}/{,**} rw,
     owner /{var/,}tmp/mutt* rw,
 
     include if exists <local/mutt_html-renderer>
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ profile mutt @{exec_path} {
 
     # This is the file that holds the message
     owner /{var/,}tmp/{.,}mutt* rw,
-    owner @{user_mail_dirs} rw,
 
     include if exists <local/mutt_editor>
   }
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ profile mutt @{exec_path} {
     owner @{HOME}/.lesshs* rw,
     owner @{HOME}/.terminfo/@{int}/* r,
     owner @{user_cache_dirs}/lesshs* rw,
-    owner @{user_mail_dirs} rw,
     owner @{user_state_dirs}/ r,
     owner @{user_state_dirs}/lesshs* rw,
 
@@ -153,7 +150,6 @@ profile mutt @{exec_path} {
     owner @{HOME}/@{XDG_GPG_DIR}/** rwkl -> @{HOME}/@{XDG_GPG_DIR}/**,
   
     owner /{var/,}tmp/mutt* lrw,
-    owner @{user_mail_dirs} rw,
     
     include if exists <local/mutt_gpg>
   }