diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f97e3844c..24b2cd464 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME "maxscale")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR "SkySQL Ab")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPLv2")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
-set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/etc /etc/ld.so.conf.d /etc/init.d")
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/etc /etc/ld.so.conf.d /etc/init.d /etc/rc.d/init.d")
+set(CPACK_RPM_SPEC_MORE_DEFINE "%define ignore \#")
 set(CPACK_RPM_USER_FILELIST "%ignore /etc/init.d")
+set(CPACK_RPM_USER_FILELIST "%ignore /etc/ld.so.conf.d")
+set(CPACK_RPM_USER_FILELIST "%ignore /etc")
 include(CPack)
 
 #add_test(PrepareTests ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DBUILD_TESTS=Y -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} -DINSTALL_SYSTEM_FILES=N ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})