diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 28e8e7a4..81354dfe 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -2544,6 +2544,9 @@ There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\n")"
 
 # PROGRAM START
 
+# ensure we have a sane umask set
+umask 0022
+
 # determine whether we have gettext; make it a no-op if we do not
 if ! type -p gettext >/dev/null; then
 	gettext() {
@@ -2979,9 +2982,6 @@ else
 	fi
 fi
 
-# ensure we have a sane umask set
-umask 0022
-
 # get back to our src directory so we can begin with sources
 mkdir -p "$srcdir"
 chmod a-s "$srcdir"