diff --git a/package/gnome2/glabels/glabels.conf b/package/gnome2/glabels/glabels.conf
index 89c3784ee..29807e754 100644
--- a/package/gnome2/glabels/glabels.conf
+++ b/package/gnome2/glabels/glabels.conf
@@ -22,3 +22,15 @@
 
 . $base/package/*/*/gnome-2.conf
 
+# ignore shared files with 'seahorse'
+#
+# it is save to do this using flistdel because glabels doesn't really modify
+# this files. it just 'touches' them..
+#
+var_append flist''del "|" "${datadir#/}/mime/XMLnamespaces"
+var_append flist''del "|" "${datadir#/}/mime/application/pgp-encrypted.xml"
+var_append flist''del "|" "${datadir#/}/mime/application/pgp-keys.xml"
+var_append flist''del "|" "${datadir#/}/mime/application/pgp-signature.xml"
+var_append flist''del "|" "${datadir#/}/mime/globs"
+var_append flist''del "|" "${datadir#/}/mime/magic"
+