diff --git a/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py b/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py
index 8ebb01142..60cb3cb85 100644
--- a/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py
+++ b/rpmlint/checks/FilesCheck.py
@@ -1179,6 +1179,11 @@ def _check_file_normal_file_devel(self, pkg, fname, pkgfile):
             self.output.add_info('W', pkg, 'devel-file-in-non-devel-package', fname)
 
     def _check_file_normal_file_non_readable(self, pkg, fname, pkgfile):
+        # Do not check permissions for ghosts files
+        # https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpmlint/issues/1287
+        if pkgfile.is_ghost:
+            return
+
         mode = pkgfile.mode
         perm = mode & 0o7777
         if mode & 0o444 != 0o444 and perm & 0o7000 == 0:
diff --git a/test/mockdata/mock_files.py b/test/mockdata/mock_files.py
index 3dde36ba3..4c40a4d68 100644
--- a/test/mockdata/mock_files.py
+++ b/test/mockdata/mock_files.py
@@ -374,3 +374,19 @@
         },
     },
 )
+
+
+# Package with just a ghost file that doesn't exists in rpmroot during build so
+# it has no permissions
+NonReadableGhostPackage = get_tested_mock_package(
+    lazyload=True,
+    header={'requires': []},
+    files={
+        '/boohoo': {
+            'metadata': {
+                'mode': 0o000 | stat.S_IFREG,
+                'flags': rpm.RPMFILE_GHOST,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)
diff --git a/test/test_files.py b/test/test_files.py
index 54716c90e..2ae17332c 100644
--- a/test/test_files.py
+++ b/test/test_files.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     ManPagesPackage,
     ManualPagesPackage,
     NetmaskDebugsourcePackage,
+    NonReadableGhostPackage,
     Python3PowerBrokenPackage,
     Python3PowerPackage,
     PythonShebangLinkOkPackage,
@@ -324,3 +325,11 @@ def test_files_without_perms_tmpfiles(package, output, test):
     assert re.findall(r'W: zero-perms-ghost .*"%ghost %attr\(0644,root,root\) .*resolv.conf"', out)
     assert re.findall(r'W: zero-perms-ghost .*"%ghost %attr\(0755,root,group\) /run/netconfig"', out)
     assert not re.findall('W: zero-perms.*yp.conf ', out)
+
+
+# https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpmlint/issues/1287
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('package', [NonReadableGhostPackage])
+def test_non_readable_ghost_files(package, output, test):
+    test.check(package)
+    out = output.print_results(output.results)
+    assert 'E: non-readable /boohoo 0' not in out