diff --git a/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c b/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
index d991cd27..da759ffe 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-query/show-info-files.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ show_pkg_files(xbps_dictionary_t filesd, bool long_listing)
 			if (xbps_object_type(obj) != XBPS_TYPE_DICTIONARY)
 				continue;
 			if (long_listing)
-				fmt = "{mode!strmode} {user} {group} {size!humanize} {file}";
+				fmt = "{mode?0!strmode} {user?\"root\"} {group?\"root\"} {size!humanize} {file}";
 			else
 				fmt = "{file}";
 			if (xbps_dictionary_get(obj, "target") != NULL)