--- lib/helper.c.orig
+++ lib/helper.c
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ ipmi_start_daemon(struct ipmi_intf *intf
 #endif
 
 	chdir("/");
-	umask(0);
 
 	for (fd=0; fd<64; fd++) {
 		if (fd != intf->fd)
