diff --git a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_base.txt b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_base.txt
index a208bc3463..836a82657b 100644
--- a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_base.txt
+++ b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_base.txt
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/postinst")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PRE_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/prerm")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "perl >= 5.0")
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/opt")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_doc.txt b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_doc.txt
index d5a0c471b1..6f602c84cf 100644
--- a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_doc.txt
+++ b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_doc.txt
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ set(CPACK_BINARY_RPM "ON")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "x86_64")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "hip_base = ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/opt")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_hcc.txt b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_hcc.txt
index 7118c32eb9..b0808aa0bc 100644
--- a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_hcc.txt
+++ b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_hcc.txt
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ if(@COMPILE_HIP_ATP_MARKER@)
 else()
     set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "hip_base = ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}, ${HCC_PACKAGE_NAME} = @HCC_PACKAGE_VERSION@")
 endif()
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/opt")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_nvcc.txt b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_nvcc.txt
index ea4943f282..0d7c357623 100644
--- a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_nvcc.txt
+++ b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_nvcc.txt
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "x86_64")
 #set(CPACK_RPM_PRE_UNINSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/prerm")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "hip_base = ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}, cuda >= 7.5")
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/opt")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_samples.txt b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_samples.txt
index f289f2a8e5..6d34a6fd40 100644
--- a/projects/hip/packaging/hip_samples.txt
+++ b/projects/hip/packaging/hip_samples.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ set(CPACK_BINARY_RPM "ON")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "x86_64")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV " no")
 set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "hip_base = ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+set(CPACK_RPM_EXCLUDE_FROM_AUTO_FILELIST_ADDITION "/opt")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 include(CPack)