diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 1d319afb8..682a067b3 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 enh@google.com
-per-file libsysutils/src/Netlink* = ek@google.com
-per-file libsysutils/src/Netlink* = lorenzo@google.com
-per-file libsysutils/include/sysutils/Netlink* = ek@google.com
-per-file libsysutils/include/sysutils/Netlink* = lorenzo@google.com
diff --git a/libsysutils/include/sysutils/OWNERS b/libsysutils/include/sysutils/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b78918e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsysutils/include/sysutils/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+per-file Netlink* = ek@google.com
+per-file Netlink* = lorenzo@google.com
diff --git a/libsysutils/src/OWNERS b/libsysutils/src/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b78918e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsysutils/src/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+per-file Netlink* = ek@google.com
+per-file Netlink* = lorenzo@google.com