diff --git a/xmlstarlet.spec b/xmlstarlet.spec
index b5fc0f8..704c9bd 100644
--- a/xmlstarlet.spec
+++ b/xmlstarlet.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ make check
 
 
 %files
-%defattr(-, root, root)
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README Copyright TODO
 %doc %{_pkgdocdir}/*
 %{_mandir}/man1/xmlstarlet.1*