diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 633f8d37..846b4e50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ On most systems, CMake should find the libraries automatically. However, that do
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-I/path/to/openssl/include"
 
 
-Creating .deb packages
-----------------------
+Creating .deb and .rpm packages
+-------------------------------
 
-There are additional requirements if you want to create .deb packages. They are:
+There are additional requirements if you want to create packages. They are:
  - CMake version >= 3.3
- - (optional) rpmbuild
+ - rpmbuild for creating .rpm package
 
  1. Clone repository
 
diff --git a/cpack/CMakeLists.txt b/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
index 06958bc1..8aba91e3 100644
--- a/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ if(BUILDTYPE MATCHES RELEASE AND NOT BUILD_TESTING)
 
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE "https://www.cryfs.org")
         set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "LGPLv3")
+        set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION})
+        set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/usr/bin;/usr/share/man;/usr/share/man/man1")
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/debfiles/postinst;${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/debfiles/postrm")
 
         include(CPack)