diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 202d6e7db8597cd9e359081e2833247286987bc0..116ef00c0b8260b12652fa9c7d195cf0b0303bcd 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ create_package() {
 	# Fix ownership and permissions
 	chown -R root:root "$pdir"
 	chmod -R go-w "$pdir"
+	# in case we are in a restrictive umask environment like 0077
+	chmod -R a+rX "$pdir"
 
 	# Create the package
 	dpkg-gencontrol $forcearch -Vkernel:debarch="${debarch}" -p$pname -P"$pdir"