diff --git a/packaging/linux/rpm/buildpackage.sh b/packaging/linux/rpm/buildpackage.sh
index 5b4d36e421..86c188a666 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/rpm/buildpackage.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/rpm/buildpackage.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,27 @@ sed -i "s/{VERSION_FIELD}/$PKGVERSION/" openra.spec
 rootdir=`readlink -f $2`
 sed -i "s|{ROOT_DIR}|$rootdir|" openra.spec
 
-for x in `find $rootdir -type f`
+# List files to avoid owning standard dirs.
+for x in `find $rootdir/usr/bin -type f`
+do
+    y="${x#$rootdir}"
+    sed -i "/%files/ a ${y}" openra.spec
+done
+
+for x in `find $rootdir/usr/share/icons -type f`
+do
+    y="${x#$rootdir}"
+    sed -i "/%files/ a ${y}" openra.spec
+done
+
+for x in `find $rootdir/usr/share/applications -type f`
+do
+    y="${x#$rootdir}"
+    sed -i "/%files/ a ${y}" openra.spec
+done
+
+# List directories only to avoid spam and problems with files containing spaces.
+for x in `find $rootdir/usr/share/openra -type d`
 do
     y="${x#$rootdir}"
     sed -i "/%files/ a ${y}" openra.spec