--- src/extract.c.orig	2005-12-25 23:41:40.820662032 +0100
+++ src/extract.c	2005-12-25 23:42:56.056224488 +0100
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ void
 extr_init (void)
 {
   we_are_root = geteuid () == 0;
-  same_permissions_option += we_are_root;
-  same_owner_option += we_are_root;
+
+  /* Don't keep permissions by default if we are root. */
+  /* same_permissions_option += we_are_root; */
+  /* same_owner_option += we_are_root; */
 
   /* Save 'root device' to avoid purging mount points.
      FIXME: Should the same be done after handling -C option ? */