diff --git a/stage0 b/stage0
index 15b3e68..9c405b5 100755
--- a/stage0
+++ b/stage0
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # This is the stage0 script, it prepares a basic usable system
 # in $root.
 
+set +h
+umask 022
+
 . ./prepare-env
 
 if test "$(uname -m)" != "$arch"; then