diff --git a/meta/classes-global/base.bbclass b/meta/classes-global/base.bbclass
index b86f50e283..ac145d9fd6 100644
--- a/meta/classes-global/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-global/base.bbclass
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ do_fetch[file-checksums] = "${@bb.fetch.get_checksum_file_list(d)}"
 do_fetch[file-checksums] += " ${@get_lic_checksum_file_list(d)}"
 do_fetch[prefuncs] += "fetcher_hashes_dummyfunc"
 do_fetch[network] = "1"
+do_fetch[umask] = "${OE_SHARED_UMASK}"
 python base_do_fetch() {
 
     src_uri = (d.getVar('SRC_URI') or "").split()