diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 1f3249d248..73920fde47 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -485,15 +485,15 @@ 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.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')
         d.setVarFlag('do_install', 'fakeroot', 1)
-        d.setVarFlag('do_install', 'umask', 022)
+        d.setVarFlag('do_install', 'umask', '022')
         d.appendVarFlag('do_package', 'depends', ' virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         d.setVarFlag('do_package', 'fakeroot', 1)
-        d.setVarFlag('do_package', 'umask', 022)
+        d.setVarFlag('do_package', 'umask', '022')
         d.setVarFlag('do_package_setscene', 'fakeroot', 1)
         d.appendVarFlag('do_package_setscene', 'depends', ' virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         d.setVarFlag('do_devshell', 'fakeroot', 1)
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc
index 4f691a090c..a5daa01691 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-common.inc
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ do_patch[stamp-base] = "${SS}"
 SSCLEAN = "${TMPDIR}/stamps/work-shared/gcc-[0-9]*-*"
 do_fetch[stamp-base-clean] = "${SSCLEAN}"
 do_unpack[stamp-base-clean] = "${SSCLEAN}"
+do_unpack[umask] = "022"
 do_patch[stamp-base-clean] = "${SSCLEAN}"
 
 # SW means Shared Work directory