diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/rpm/RpmPlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/rpm/RpmPlugin.scala
index 67e9a108a..d67f1c2f1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/rpm/RpmPlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/rpm/RpmPlugin.scala
@@ -96,39 +96,38 @@ object RpmPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     rpmDaemonLogFile := s"${(packageName in Linux).value}.log",
     daemonStdoutLogFile in Rpm := Some((rpmDaemonLogFile).value),
     // override the linux sourceDirectory setting
-    sourceDirectory in Rpm <<= sourceDirectory
-  ) ++ inConfig(Rpm)(Seq(
-      packageArchitecture := "noarch",
-      rpmMetadata <<=
-        (packageName, version, rpmRelease, rpmPrefix, packageArchitecture, rpmVendor, rpmOs, packageSummary, packageDescription, rpmAutoprov, rpmAutoreq) apply RpmMetadata,
-      rpmDescription <<=
-        (rpmLicense, rpmDistribution, rpmUrl, rpmGroup, rpmPackager, rpmIcon, rpmChangelogFile) apply RpmDescription,
-      rpmDependencies <<=
-        (rpmProvides, rpmRequirements, rpmPrerequisites, rpmObsoletes, rpmConflicts) apply RpmDependencies,
-      maintainerScripts := {
-        val scripts = maintainerScripts.value
-        if (rpmBrpJavaRepackJars.value) {
-          val pre = scripts.getOrElse(Names.Pre, Nil)
-          val scriptBits = IO.readStream(RpmPlugin.osPostInstallMacro.openStream, Charset forName "UTF-8")
-          scripts + (Names.Pre -> (pre :+ scriptBits))
-        } else {
-          scripts
-        }
-      },
-      rpmScripts := RpmScripts.fromMaintainerScripts(maintainerScripts.value, linuxScriptReplacements.value),
-      rpmSpecConfig <<=
-        (rpmMetadata, rpmDescription, rpmDependencies, rpmSetarch, rpmScripts, linuxPackageMappings, linuxPackageSymlinks, defaultLinuxInstallLocation) map RpmSpec,
-      packageBin <<= (rpmSpecConfig, target, streams) map { (spec, dir, s) =>
-        spec.validate(s.log)
-        RpmHelper.buildRpm(spec, dir, s.log)
-      },
-      rpmLint <<= (packageBin, streams) map { (rpm, s) =>
-        (Process(Seq("rpmlint", "-v", rpm.getAbsolutePath)) ! s.log) match {
-          case 0 => ()
-          case x => sys.error("Failed to run rpmlint, exit status: " + x)
-        }
+    sourceDirectory in Rpm <<= sourceDirectory,
+    packageArchitecture in Rpm := "noarch",
+    rpmMetadata <<=
+      (packageName in Rpm, version in Rpm, rpmRelease, rpmPrefix, packageArchitecture in Rpm, rpmVendor, rpmOs, packageSummary in Rpm, packageDescription in Rpm, rpmAutoprov, rpmAutoreq) apply RpmMetadata,
+    rpmDescription <<=
+      (rpmLicense, rpmDistribution, rpmUrl, rpmGroup, rpmPackager, rpmIcon, rpmChangelogFile) apply RpmDescription,
+    rpmDependencies <<=
+      (rpmProvides, rpmRequirements, rpmPrerequisites, rpmObsoletes, rpmConflicts) apply RpmDependencies,
+    maintainerScripts in Rpm := {
+      val scripts = (maintainerScripts in Rpm).value
+      if (rpmBrpJavaRepackJars.value) {
+        val pre = scripts.getOrElse(Names.Pre, Nil)
+        val scriptBits = IO.readStream(RpmPlugin.osPostInstallMacro.openStream, Charset forName "UTF-8")
+        scripts + (Names.Pre -> (pre :+ scriptBits))
+      } else {
+        scripts
       }
-    ))
+    },
+    rpmScripts := RpmScripts.fromMaintainerScripts((maintainerScripts in Rpm).value, (linuxScriptReplacements in Rpm).value),
+    rpmSpecConfig <<=
+      (rpmMetadata, rpmDescription, rpmDependencies, rpmSetarch, rpmScripts, linuxPackageMappings in Rpm, linuxPackageSymlinks in Rpm, defaultLinuxInstallLocation in Rpm) map RpmSpec,
+    packageBin in Rpm <<= (rpmSpecConfig, target in Rpm, streams) map { (spec, dir, s) =>
+      spec.validate(s.log)
+      RpmHelper.buildRpm(spec, dir, s.log)
+    },
+    rpmLint <<= (packageBin in Rpm, streams) map { (rpm, s) =>
+      (Process(Seq("rpmlint", "-v", rpm.getAbsolutePath)) ! s.log) match {
+        case 0 => ()
+        case x => sys.error("Failed to run rpmlint, exit status: " + x)
+      }
+    }
+  )
 }
 
 object RpmDeployPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/build.sbt
index f3f339cac..0d953ef6d 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/build.sbt
+++ b/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/build.sbt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.linux._
+
 enablePlugins(RpmPlugin)
 
 name := "rpm-test"
@@ -19,4 +21,57 @@ rpmUrl := Some("http://github.com/sbt/sbt-native-packager")
 
 rpmLicense := Some("BSD")
 
+packageArchitecture in Rpm := "x86_64"
+
+linuxPackageMappings in Rpm := {
+  val mapping1 = ((baseDirectory.value / "test"), "tmp/test")
+  val mapping2 = ((baseDirectory.value / "build.sbt"), "/tmp/build.sbt")
+  Seq(LinuxPackageMapping(Seq(mapping1, mapping2)))
+}
+
+linuxPackageSymlinks in Rpm := Seq(
+  LinuxSymlink("/etc/link1", "destination1"),
+  LinuxSymlink("link2", "destination2")
+)
+
+defaultLinuxInstallLocation in Rpm := "/opt/foo"
+
+TaskKey[Unit]("unzip") <<= (packageBin in Rpm, streams) map { (rpmFile, streams) =>
+  val rpmPath = Seq(rpmFile.getAbsolutePath)
+  Process("rpm2cpio" , rpmPath) #| Process("cpio -i --make-directories") ! streams.log
+}
+
+TaskKey[Unit]("checkSpecFile") <<= (target, streams) map { (target, out) =>
+  val spec = IO.read(target / "rpm" / "SPECS" / "rpm-test.spec")
+  assert(spec contains "Name: rpm-test", "Contains project name")
+  assert(spec contains "Version: 0.1.0", "Contains project version")
+  assert(spec contains "Release: 1", "Contains project release")
+  assert(spec contains "Summary: Test rpm package", "Contains project summary")
+  assert(spec contains "License: BSD", "Contains project license")
+  assert(spec contains "Vendor: typesafe", "Contains project vendor")
+  assert(spec contains "URL: http://github.com/sbt/sbt-native-packager", "Contains project url")
+  assert(spec contains "BuildArch: x86_64", "Contains project package architecture")
+
+  assert(spec contains
+    "%description\nA fun package description of our software,\n  with multiple lines.",
+    "Contains project description"
+  )
+
+  assert(spec contains
+    "%files\n%attr(755,root,root) /tmp/test\n%attr(755,root,root) /tmp/build.sbt",
+    "Contains package mappings"
+  )
+
+  assert(spec contains
+    "ln -s $(relocateLink destination1 /opt/foo/rpm-test rpm-test $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX) $(relocateLink /etc/link1 /opt/foo/rpm-test rpm-test $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX)",
+    "Contains package symlink link (1)"
+  )
+
+  assert(spec contains
+    "ln -s $(relocateLink destination2 /opt/foo/rpm-test rpm-test $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX) $(relocateLink link2 /opt/foo/rpm-test rpm-test $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX)",
+    "Contains package symlink link (2)"
+  )
 
+  out.log.success("Successfully tested rpm test file")
+  ()
+}
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/test b/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/test
index dcad9b056..e6620db76 100644
--- a/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/test
+++ b/src/sbt-test/rpm/simple-rpm/test
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # Run the debian packaging.
 > rpm:package-bin
-$ exists target/rpm/RPMS/noarch/rpm-test-0.1.0-1.noarch.rpm
+$ exists target/rpm/RPMS/x86_64/rpm-test-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
+
+> unzip
+
+> checkSpecFile
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