diff --git a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
index f7fe9f598b4..663b9bf15e4 100644
--- a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
+++ b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %define __os_install_post /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress
 
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# We don't package all files installed into the build root by intention -
-# See BUG#998 for details.
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-%define _unpackaged_files_terminate_build 0
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # RPM build tools now automatically detects Perl module dependencies. This
 # detection gives problems as it is broken in some versions, and it also