diff --git a/archival/libarchive/init_handle.c b/archival/libarchive/init_handle.c
index cbae06a..dcba666 100644
--- a/archival/libarchive/init_handle.c
+++ b/archival/libarchive/init_handle.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 	archive_handle->action_data = data_skip;
 	archive_handle->filter = filter_accept_all;
 	archive_handle->seek = seek_by_jump;
+#if ENABLE_CPIO || ENABLE_RPM2CPIO || ENABLE_RPM
+	archive_handle->cpio__owner.uid = (uid_t)-1L;
+	archive_handle->cpio__owner.gid = (gid_t)-1L;
+#endif
 
 	return archive_handle;
 }