diff --git a/xmlto.spec b/xmlto.spec
index d7b6c83..48ead93 100644
--- a/xmlto.spec
+++ b/xmlto.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT INSTALL="install -p"
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING ChangeLog README AUTHORS NEWS
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_mandir}/*/*
@@ -82,13 +81,11 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT INSTALL="install -p"
 
 
 %files tex
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_datadir}/xmlto/format/fo/dvi
 %{_datadir}/xmlto/format/fo/ps
 %{_datadir}/xmlto/format/fo/pdf
 
 %files xhtml
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %dir %{_datadir}/xmlto/format/xhtml1/
 %{_datadir}/xmlto/format/xhtml1/*