--- rpm-4.4.8.orig/lib/rpmrc.c  2008-01-16 13:01:11.000000000 +0100
+++ rpm-4.4.8/lib/rpmrc.c       2008-01-16 13:09:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -1891,6 +1891,9 @@
        defaultsInitialized = 1;
     }

+    if (rcfiles == NULL)
+       rcfiles = rpmRcfiles;
+
     /* Read each file in rcfiles. */
     rc = 0;
     if (rcfiles != NULL)