diff --git a/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/plugin/RpmSpecificSettings.java b/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/plugin/RpmSpecificSettings.java
index 234d2ae5..d1c5920d 100644
--- a/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/plugin/RpmSpecificSettings.java
+++ b/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/plugin/RpmSpecificSettings.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class RpmSpecificSettings
 
     public Option<String> rpmbuild = none();
 
+    public List<String> defineStatements = List.nil();
+
     public void setGroup( String group )
     {
         this.group = fromNull( group );
@@ -48,6 +50,17 @@ public void setRpmbuild( String rpmbuild )
         this.rpmbuild = fromNull( rpmbuild );
     }
 
+    public void setDefineStatements(java.util.List<String> statements)
+    {
+        if (statements == null)
+            return;
+        for (String s : statements)
+        {
+            defineStatements = defineStatements.snoc(s);
+        }
+        defineStatements = defineStatements.nub();
+    }
+
     public String toString()
     {
         return ToStringBuilder.reflectionToString( this, ToStringStyle.MULTI_LINE_STYLE );
diff --git a/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmMojoUtil.java b/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmMojoUtil.java
index 0d907db9..17d50c68 100644
--- a/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmMojoUtil.java
+++ b/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmMojoUtil.java
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ public static RpmUnixPackage validateMojoSettingsAndApplyFormatSpecificSettingsT
         }
 
         return unixPackage.
-            rpmParameters( rpm.group.some(), rpm.rpmbuild );
+            rpmParameters( rpm.group.some(), rpm.rpmbuild, rpm.defineStatements );
     }
 }
diff --git a/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackage.java b/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackage.java
index 3448e879..89450ad8 100755
--- a/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackage.java
+++ b/unix-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackage.java
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ public RpmUnixPackage parameters( PackageParameters parameters )
         return this;
     }
 
-    public RpmUnixPackage rpmParameters( String group, Option<String> rpmbuild )
+    public RpmUnixPackage rpmParameters( String group, Option<String> rpmbuild, List<String> defineStatements )
     {
         specFile.group = group;
         this.rpmbuild = rpmbuild;
+        specFile.defineStatements = defineStatements;
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/unix-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackageTest.java b/unix-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackageTest.java
index 6b7f10b5..738dbbc3 100755
--- a/unix-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackageTest.java
+++ b/unix-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/unix/maven/rpm/RpmUnixPackageTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void testBasic()
 
         RpmUnixPackage unixPackage = packagingFormat.start( new SystemStreamLog() ).
             parameters( parameters ).
-            rpmParameters( "Fun", Option.<String>none() ).
+            rpmParameters( "Fun", Option.<String>none(), List.<String>nil() ).
             workingDirectory( root.resolve( "working-directory" ) );
 
         unixPackage.beforeAssembly( EMPTY, now );
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public void testFiltering()
             {
                 protected RpmUnixPackage extraStuff( RpmUnixPackage rpmUnixPackage )
                 {
-                    return rpmUnixPackage.rpmParameters( "my-group", Option.<String>none() );
+                    return rpmUnixPackage.rpmParameters( "my-group", Option.<String>none(), List.<String>nil() );
                 }
             };
         unixPackageTestUtil.testFiltering();