--- ./build/files.c.orig	2010-04-07 14:27:54.000000000 +0000
+++ ./build/files.c	2010-04-07 14:51:11.000000000 +0000
@@ -561,8 +561,13 @@ static rpmRC parseForAttr(const char * b
 	}
 	ar->ar_fmode = ui;
     } else {
-	ar->ar_fmodestr = fl->def_ar.ar_fmodestr;
-	ar->ar_fmode = fl->def_ar.ar_fmode;
+	if (ret_ar == &(fl->def_ar)) {
+	    ar->ar_fmodestr = NULL;
+	    ar->ar_fmode = 0;
+	} else {
+	    ar->ar_fmodestr = fl->def_ar.ar_fmodestr;
+	    ar->ar_fmode = fl->def_ar.ar_fmode;
+	}
     }
 
     if (ar->ar_dmodestr && !isAttrDefault(ar->ar_dmodestr)) {
@@ -574,15 +579,30 @@ static rpmRC parseForAttr(const char * b
 	}
 	ar->ar_dmode = ui;
     } else {
-	ar->ar_dmodestr = fl->def_ar.ar_dmodestr;
-	ar->ar_dmode = fl->def_ar.ar_dmode;
+	if (ret_ar == &(fl->def_ar)) {
+	    ar->ar_dmodestr = NULL;
+	    ar->ar_dmode = 0;
+	} else {
+	    ar->ar_dmodestr = fl->def_ar.ar_dmodestr;
+	    ar->ar_dmode = fl->def_ar.ar_dmode;
+	}
     }
 
-    if (!(ar->ar_user && !isAttrDefault(ar->ar_user)))
-	ar->ar_user = fl->def_ar.ar_user;
+    if (!(ar->ar_user && !isAttrDefault(ar->ar_user))) {
+	if (ret_ar == &(fl->def_ar)) {
+	    ar->ar_user = NULL;
+	} else {
+	    ar->ar_user = fl->def_ar.ar_user;
+	}
+    }
 
-    if (!(ar->ar_group && !isAttrDefault(ar->ar_group)))
-	ar->ar_group = fl->def_ar.ar_group;
+    if (!(ar->ar_group && !isAttrDefault(ar->ar_group))) {
+	if (ret_ar == &(fl->def_ar)) {
+	    ar->ar_group = 0;
+	} else {
+	    ar->ar_group = fl->def_ar.ar_group;
+	}
+    }
 
     dupAttrRec(ar, ret_ar);