diff --git a/Modules/CPackRPM.cmake b/Modules/CPackRPM.cmake
index 75163932f..e3f74d88a 100644
--- a/Modules/CPackRPM.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CPackRPM.cmake
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ function(cpack_rpm_prepare_relocation_paths)
     endif()
   endforeach()
 
+  set(RPM_USED_PACKAGE_PREFIXES "${RPM_USED_PACKAGE_PREFIXES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
   set(TMP_RPM_PREFIXES "${TMP_RPM_PREFIXES}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
@@ -945,24 +946,31 @@ set(CPACK_RPM_DIRECTORY "${CPACK_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY}")
 # CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX. This is achieved by building a "filter list"
 # which is passed to the find command that generates the content-list
 if(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE)
-  # get a list of the elements in CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX and remove
-  # the final element (so the install-prefix dir itself is not omitted
+  # get a list of the elements in CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIXES that are
+  # destinct parent paths of other relocation paths and remove the
+  # final element (so the install-prefix dir itself is not omitted
   # from the RPM's content-list)
-  foreach(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX ${RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIXES})
-    string(REPLACE "/" ";" _CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX_ELEMS ".${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX}")
-    list(REMOVE_AT _CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX_ELEMS -1)
-    unset(_TMP_LIST)
-    # Now generate all of the parent dirs of CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX
-    foreach(_ELEM ${_CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX_ELEMS})
-      list(APPEND _TMP_LIST "${_ELEM}")
-      string(REPLACE ";" "/" _OMIT_DIR "${_TMP_LIST}")
-      list(FIND _RPM_DIRS_TO_OMIT "${_OMIT_DIR}" _DUPLICATE_FOUND)
-      if(_DUPLICATE_FOUND EQUAL -1)
-        set(_OMIT_DIR "-o -path ${_OMIT_DIR}")
-        separate_arguments(_OMIT_DIR)
-        list(APPEND _RPM_DIRS_TO_OMIT ${_OMIT_DIR})
-      endif()
-    endforeach()
+  list(SORT RPM_USED_PACKAGE_PREFIXES)
+  set(_DISTINCT_PATH "NOT_SET")
+  foreach(_RPM_RELOCATION_PREFIX ${RPM_USED_PACKAGE_PREFIXES})
+    if(NOT "${_RPM_RELOCATION_PREFIX}" MATCHES "${_DISTINCT_PATH}/.*")
+      set(_DISTINCT_PATH "${_RPM_RELOCATION_PREFIX}")
+
+      string(REPLACE "/" ";" _CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX_ELEMS ".${_RPM_RELOCATION_PREFIX}")
+      list(REMOVE_AT _CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX_ELEMS -1)
+      unset(_TMP_LIST)
+      # Now generate all of the parent dirs of the relocation path
+      foreach(_PREFIX_PATH_ELEM ${_CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_PREFIX_ELEMS})
+        list(APPEND _TMP_LIST "${_PREFIX_PATH_ELEM}")
+        string(REPLACE ";" "/" _OMIT_DIR "${_TMP_LIST}")
+        list(FIND _RPM_DIRS_TO_OMIT "${_OMIT_DIR}" _DUPLICATE_FOUND)
+        if(_DUPLICATE_FOUND EQUAL -1)
+          set(_OMIT_DIR "-o -path ${_OMIT_DIR}")
+          separate_arguments(_OMIT_DIR)
+          list(APPEND _RPM_DIRS_TO_OMIT ${_OMIT_DIR})
+        endif()
+      endforeach()
+    endif()
   endforeach()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/MyLibCPackConfig-IgnoreGroup.cmake.in b/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/MyLibCPackConfig-IgnoreGroup.cmake.in
index de0ee4695..e20f11ab2 100644
--- a/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/MyLibCPackConfig-IgnoreGroup.cmake.in
+++ b/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/MyLibCPackConfig-IgnoreGroup.cmake.in
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ if(CPACK_GENERATOR MATCHES "ZIP")
 endif()
 
 if(CPACK_GENERATOR MATCHES "RPM")
-  set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr")
-
   set(CPACK_RPM_COMPONENT_INSTALL "ON")
+
+  # test that /usr and /usr/foo get omitted in relocatable
+  # rpms as shortest relocation path is treated as base of
+  # package (/usr/foo/bar is relocatable and must exist)
+  set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/foo/bar")
+
+  # test requires
   set(CPACK_RPM_applications_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "mylib-libraries")
 
   # test package summary override
diff --git a/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/RunCPackVerifyResult.cmake b/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/RunCPackVerifyResult.cmake
index 68d846f43..69af37476 100644
--- a/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/RunCPackVerifyResult.cmake
+++ b/Tests/CPackComponentsForAll/RunCPackVerifyResult.cmake
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if(CPackGen MATCHES "RPM")
     # CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P is not set here but lib is prefix of lib64 so
     # relocation path test won't fail on OSes with lib64 library location
     include(GNUInstallDirs)
-    set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr")
+    set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/foo/bar")
 
     foreach(check_file ${expected_file})
       string(REGEX MATCH ".*libraries.*" check_file_libraries_match ${check_file})
@@ -157,30 +157,44 @@ if(CPackGen MATCHES "RPM")
           ERROR_QUIET
           OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
+      execute_process(COMMAND ${RPM_EXECUTABLE} -pql ${check_file}
+          OUTPUT_VARIABLE check_package_content
+          ERROR_QUIET
+          OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
       if(check_file_libraries_match)
         set(check_file_match_expected_summary ".*${CPACK_RPM_libraries_PACKAGE_SUMMARY}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_description ".*${CPACK_RPM_libraries_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_relocation_path "Relocations : ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
         set(spec_regex "*libraries*")
+        set(check_content_list "^/usr/foo/bar\n/usr/foo/bar/lib.*\n/usr/foo/bar/lib.*/libmylib.a$")
       elseif(check_file_headers_match)
         set(check_file_match_expected_summary ".*${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUMMARY}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_description ".*${CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_DESCRIPTION}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_relocation_path "Relocations : ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}")
         set(spec_regex "*headers*")
+        set(check_content_list "^/usr/foo/bar\n/usr/foo/bar/include\n/usr/foo/bar/include/mylib.h$")
       elseif(check_file_applications_match)
         set(check_file_match_expected_summary ".*${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUMMARY}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_description ".*${CPACK_COMPONENT_APPLICATIONS_DESCRIPTION}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_relocation_path "Relocations : ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
         set(spec_regex "*applications*")
+        set(check_content_list "^/usr/foo/bar\n/usr/foo/bar/bin\n/usr/foo/bar/bin/mylibapp$")
       elseif(check_file_Unspecified_match)
         set(check_file_match_expected_summary ".*${CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUMMARY}.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_description ".*DESCRIPTION.*")
         set(check_file_match_expected_relocation_path "Relocations : ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX} ${CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
         set(spec_regex "*Unspecified*")
+        set(check_content_list "^/usr/foo/bar
+/usr/foo/bar/bin
+/usr/foo/bar/bin/mylibapp2$")
       else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "error: unexpected rpm package '${check_file}'")
       endif()
 
+      #######################
+      # test package info
+      #######################
       string(REGEX MATCH ${check_file_match_expected_summary} check_file_match_summary ${check_file_content})
 
       if(NOT check_file_match_summary)
@@ -204,6 +218,21 @@ if(CPackGen MATCHES "RPM")
 
         message(FATAL_ERROR "error: '${check_file}' rpm package relocation path does not match expected value - regex '${check_file_match_expected_relocation_path}'; RPM output: '${check_file_content}'; generated spec file: '${spec_file_content}'")
       endif()
+
+      #######################
+      # test package content
+      #######################
+      string(REGEX MATCH "${check_content_list}" expected_content_list "${check_package_content}")
+
+      if(NOT expected_content_list)
+        file(GLOB_RECURSE spec_file "${CPackComponentsForAll_BINARY_DIR}/${spec_regex}.spec")
+
+        if(spec_file)
+          file(READ ${spec_file} spec_file_content)
+        endif()
+
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "error: '${check_file}' rpm package content does not match expected value - regex '${check_content_list}'; RPM output: '${check_package_content}'; generated spec file: '${spec_file_content}'")
+      endif()
     endforeach()
   elseif(${CPackComponentWay} STREQUAL "IgnoreGroup")
   endif()