diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
index 8055e0309..56bc695d2 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, format, arch string, binaries
 	}
 
 	var contents files.Contents
-	copy(overridden.Contents, contents)
+	for _, f := range overridden.Contents {
+		contents = append(contents, f)
+	}
 
 	// FPM meta package should not contain binaries at all
 	if !fpm.Meta {
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, format, arch string, binaries
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.WithField("files", contents).Debug("all archive files")
+	log.WithField("files", destinations(contents)).Debug("all archive files")
 
 	var info = &nfpm.Info{
 		Arch:            arch,
@@ -318,6 +320,14 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, format, arch string, binaries
 	return nil
 }
 
+func destinations(contents files.Contents) []string {
+	var result = make([]string, 0, len(contents))
+	for _, f := range contents {
+		result = append(result, f.Destination)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 func getPassphraseFromEnv(ctx *context.Context, packager string, nfpmID string) string {
 	var passphrase string
 
diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
index 7591d7670..447f8fda3 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
@@ -158,9 +158,15 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotEmpty(t, format)
 		require.Equal(t, pkg.Name, "mybin_1.0.0_Tux_"+pkg.Goarch+"-10-20."+format)
 		require.Equal(t, pkg.ExtraOr("ID", ""), "someid")
+		require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{
+			"/usr/share/testfile.txt",
+			"/etc/nope.conf",
+			"/etc/nope-rpm.conf",
+			"/etc/nope2.conf",
+			"/usr/bin/mybin",
+		}, destinations(pkg.ExtraOr("Files", files.Contents{}).(files.Contents)))
 	}
 	require.Len(t, ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].Contents, 4, "should not modify the config file list")
-
 }
 
 func TestInvalidNameTemplate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -725,17 +731,12 @@ func TestMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NotEmpty(t, format)
 		require.Equal(t, pkg.Name, "mybin_1.0.0_Tux_"+pkg.Goarch+"-10-20."+format)
 		require.Equal(t, pkg.ExtraOr("ID", ""), "someid")
+		for _, f := range pkg.ExtraOr("Files", files.Contents{}).(files.Contents) {
+			require.NotEqual(t, "/usr/bin/mybin", f.Destination, "binary file should not have been added")
+		}
 	}
 
 	require.Len(t, ctx.Config.NFPMs[0].Contents, 3, "should not modify the config file list")
-
-	// ensure that no binaries added
-	for _, pkg := range packages {
-		contents := pkg.ExtraOr("Files", files.Contents{}).(files.Contents)
-		for _, f := range contents {
-			require.NotEqual(t, "/usr/bin/mybin", f.Destination, "binary file should not be added")
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 func TestSkipSign(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 143ada66c..85eac5b2f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ type NFPMRPM struct {
 	Summary              string            `yaml:"summary,omitempty"`
 	Group                string            `yaml:"group,omitempty"`
 	Compression          string            `yaml:"compression,omitempty"`
-	ConfigNoReplaceFiles map[string]string `yaml:"config_noreplace_files,omitempty"` // depreacated: use contents instead
-	GhostFiles           []string          `yaml:"ghost_files,omitempty"`            // depreacated: use contents instead
+	ConfigNoReplaceFiles map[string]string `yaml:"config_noreplace_files,omitempty"` // deprecated: use contents instead
+	GhostFiles           []string          `yaml:"ghost_files,omitempty"`            // deprecated: use contents instead
 	Signature            NFPMRPMSignature  `yaml:"signature,omitempty"`
 }