diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index d0793b671e..1f3249d248 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ python () {
     # If we're building a target package we need to use fakeroot (pseudo)
     # in order to capture permissions, owners, groups and special files
     if not bb.data.inherits_class('native', d) and not bb.data.inherits_class('cross', d):
+        d.setVarFlag('do_unpack', 'umask', 022)
         d.setVarFlag('do_configure', 'umask', 022)
         d.setVarFlag('do_compile', 'umask', 022)
         d.appendVarFlag('do_install', 'depends', ' virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')