diff --git a/matchbox-window-manager.spec b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
index ad09a7a..6160a01 100644
--- a/matchbox-window-manager.spec
+++ b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc AUTHORS README ChangeLog COPYING
 %{_bindir}/*
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/matchbox