diff -Nru rpm-5.2.1/build/files.c rpm-5.2.1.patched//build/files.c
--- rpm-5.2.1/build/files.c	2011-03-03 23:22:38.911216245 +0100
+++ rpm-5.2.1.patched//build/files.c	2011-03-03 23:22:01.034562736 +0100
@@ -3024,6 +3024,8 @@
 
     fi = rpmfiInit(fi, 0);
     while ((i = rpmfiNext(fi)) >= 0) {
+	if (!S_ISDIR(rpmfiFMode(fi)))
+	    continue;
 	int found = 0;
 	/* make local copy of file name */
 	char *p = fn;