diff --git a/rpm2cpio.c b/rpm2cpio.c

index 89ebdfa..ae999ff 100644

--- a/rpm2cpio.c

+++ b/rpm2cpio.c

@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])

 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

     }

-    rc = (ufdCopy(gzdi, fdo) == payload_size) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;

+    /*

+     * XXX HACK for #1142949: should be equality test, but archive size

+     * short by cpio trailer size in packages built with rpm 4.12.0

+     * and its pre-releases.

+     */

+    rc = (ufdCopy(gzdi, fdo) >= payload_size) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;

     Fclose(fdo);