--- rpm-5.4.5/lib/rpmfc.c.skip_chrdev~	2012-03-03 05:22:33.527640802 +0100
+++ rpm-5.4.5/lib/rpmfc.c	2012-03-03 05:31:05.973896224 +0100
@@ -1265,7 +1265,9 @@ assert(fc->fn != NULL);
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    xx = (*fcat->func) (fc);
+	    struct stat sb, * st = &sb;
+	    if (stat(fc->fn[fc->ix], st) == 0 && !(st->st_mode & (S_IFBLK|S_IFCHR)))
+		xx = (*fcat->func) (fc);
 	}
     }