--- cpio-2.9.90/src/copyin.c.bak	2008-10-03 19:41:08.420456873 +0300
+++ cpio-2.9.90/src/copyin.c	2008-10-03 19:59:11.634455457 +0300
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ create_final_defers ()
 	  continue;
 	}
       out_file_des = open (d->header.c_name,
-			   O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
+			   O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
       if (out_file_des < 0 && create_dir_flag)
 	{
 	  create_all_directories (d->header.c_name);
 	  out_file_des = open (d->header.c_name,
-			       O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY,
+			       O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY,
 			       0600);
 	}
       if (out_file_des < 0)
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ copyin_regular_file (struct cpio_file_st
     
       /* If not linked, copy the contents of the file.  */
       out_file_des = open (file_hdr->c_name,
-			   O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
+			   O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
   
       if (out_file_des < 0 && create_dir_flag)
 	{
 	  create_all_directories (file_hdr->c_name);
 	  out_file_des = open (file_hdr->c_name,
-			       O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY,
+			       O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY,
 			       0600);
 	}
       
--- cpio-2.9.90/src/copypass.c.bak	2008-10-03 19:41:08.416455708 +0300
+++ cpio-2.9.90/src/copypass.c	2008-10-03 19:56:35.097455882 +0300
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ process_copy_pass ()
 		  continue;
 		}
 	      out_file_des = open (output_name.ds_string,
-				   O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
+				   O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
 	      if (out_file_des < 0 && create_dir_flag)
 		{
 		  create_all_directories (output_name.ds_string);
 		  out_file_des = open (output_name.ds_string,
-				       O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
+				       O_EXCL | O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY, 0600);
 		}
 	      if (out_file_des < 0)
 		{