diff --git a/c4project.rpmlintrc b/c4project.rpmlintrc
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+# These are headers, but they are designed to be used with the CMake scripts,
+# not included directly, so we do not need a separate -devel package.
+addFilter(r" devel-file-in-non-devel-package /.*/c4project/compat/")
+