--- rpm-4.8.0/build/files.c.defattr-permissions	2015-02-23 10:45:47.043339687 +0100

+++ rpm-4.8.0/build/files.c	2015-02-23 10:53:55.673480702 +0100

@@ -1446,6 +1446,12 @@

 	    if (fl->def.ar.ar_dmodestr) {

 		fileMode &= S_IFMT;

 		fileMode |= fl->def.ar.ar_dmode;

+	    } else if (fl->def.ar.ar_fmodestr){

+		rpmlog(RPMLOG_WARNING, _("%%defattr doesn't define directory "

+		    "mode so file mode defined in %%defattr is used for "

+		    "directory: %s\n"), diskPath);

+		fileMode &= S_IFMT;

+		fileMode |= fl->def.ar.ar_fmode;

 	    }

 	} else if (!S_ISLNK(fileMode) && fl->def.ar.ar_fmodestr) {

 	    fileMode &= S_IFMT;