1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bin/emaint b/bin/emaint
index 7d62bea0c..d9f74a225 100755
--- a/bin/emaint
+++ b/bin/emaint
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ class CleanResume(object):
 
 def emaint_main(myargv):
 
+	# Similar to emerge, emaint needs a default umask so that created
+	# files (such as the world file) have sane permissions.
+	os.umask(022)
+
 	# TODO: Create a system that allows external modules to be added without
 	#       the need for hard coding.
 	modules = {