--- CPackRPM.cmake~	2013-11-05 20:07:22.000000000 +0100
+++ CPackRPM.cmake	2014-01-20 13:26:36.578308592 +0100
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@
 #      rpm -qp --scripts  package.rpm
 ##end
 ##variable
+#  CPACK_RPM_FILES_DEFATTR
+#     Mandatory : NO
+#     Default   : (-,root,root,-)
+#     May be used to provide specific %defattr() settings to the generated spec file
+##end
+##variable
 #  CPACK_RPM_USER_FILELIST
 #  CPACK_RPM_<COMPONENT>_USER_FILELIST
 #     Mandatory : NO
@@ -892,6 +898,11 @@
   set(CPACK_RPM_USER_BINARY_SPECFILE ${CPACK_RPM_${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_COMPONENT}_USER_BINARY_SPECFILE})
 endif()
 
+# Set %defattr(-,root,root,-) unless there is a user provided string
+if(NOT CPACK_RPM_FILES_DEFATTR)
+	set(CPACK_RPM_FILES_DEFATTR "(-,root,root,-)")
+endif()
+
 # We should generate a USER spec file template:
 #  - either because the user asked for it : CPACK_RPM_GENERATE_USER_BINARY_SPECFILE_TEMPLATE
 #  - or the user did not provide one : NOT CPACK_RPM_USER_BINARY_SPECFILE
@@ -959,7 +970,7 @@
 \@CPACK_RPM_SPEC_PREUNINSTALL\@
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%defattr${CPACK_RPM_FILES_DEFATTR}
 \@CPACK_RPM_INSTALL_FILES\@
 \@CPACK_RPM_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_FILES\@
 \@CPACK_RPM_USER_INSTALL_FILES\@