diff --git a/rsync.spec b/rsync.spec
index fcb09b0..ed82396 100644
--- a/rsync.spec
+++ b/rsync.spec
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ install -D -m644 %{SOURCE5} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/rsyncd
 install -D -m644 %{SOURCE6} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_unitdir}/rsyncd@.service
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root)
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
 %license COPYING
 %doc NEWS OLDNEWS README support/ tech_report.tex