diff --git a/cpio-2.9-sys_umask.patch b/cpio-2.9-sys_umask.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f74f5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpio-2.9-sys_umask.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+diff -urp cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/extern.h cpio-2.9.90/src/extern.h
+--- cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/extern.h	2008-08-25 16:42:48.000000000 +0200
++++ cpio-2.9.90/src/extern.h	2009-02-10 16:29:34.000000000 +0100
+@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ extern char output_is_special;
+ extern char input_is_seekable;
+ extern char output_is_seekable;
+ extern char *program_name;
++extern mode_t sys_umask;
+ extern int (*xstat) ();
+ extern void (*copy_function) ();
+ 
+diff -urp cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/global.c cpio-2.9.90/src/global.c
+--- cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/global.c	2007-06-28 12:54:11.000000000 +0200
++++ cpio-2.9.90/src/global.c	2009-02-10 16:34:41.000000000 +0100
+@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ bool to_stdout_option = false;
+ /* The name this program was run with.  */
+ char *program_name;
+ 
++/* Make the -d option honor the umask.  */
++mode_t sys_umask;
++
+ /* A pointer to either lstat or stat, depending on whether
+    dereferencing of symlinks is done for input files.  */
+ int (*xstat) ();
+diff -urp cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/main.c cpio-2.9.90/src/main.c
+--- cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/main.c	2008-08-25 16:42:48.000000000 +0200
++++ cpio-2.9.90/src/main.c	2009-02-10 17:44:47.000000000 +0100
+@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+   program_name = argv[0];
+ 
+   process_args (argc, argv);
++	sys_umask = umask(0);
+   
+   initialize_buffers ();
+ 
+diff -urp cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/util.c cpio-2.9.90/src/util.c
+--- cpio-2.9.90-orig/src/util.c	2008-08-25 16:42:48.000000000 +0200
++++ cpio-2.9.90/src/util.c	2009-02-10 17:46:35.000000000 +0100
+@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ create_all_directories (char *name)
+ #endif
+ 
+   dir = dir_name (name);
+-  mode = 0700;
++  mode = 0777 & ~ (sys_umask);
+ #ifdef HPUX_CDF
+   cdf = islastparentcdf (name);
+   if (cdf)
+@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ create_all_directories (char *name)
+     error (2, 0, _("virtual memory exhausted"));
+ 
+   if (dir[0] != '.' || dir[1] != '\0')
+-    make_path (dir, mode, 0700, -1, -1, (char *) NULL);
++    make_path (dir, mode, 0777 & ~(sys_umask), -1, -1, (char *) NULL);
+ 
+   free (dir);
+ }
diff --git a/cpio.spec b/cpio.spec
index ffdc174..bae2d27 100644
--- a/cpio.spec
+++ b/cpio.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU archiving program
 Name: cpio
 Version: 2.9.90
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Applications/Archiving
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Patch3: cpio-2.9-chmodRaceC.patch
 Patch4: cpio-2.9-exitCode.patch
 Patch5: cpio-2.9-dir_perm.patch
 Patch6: cpio-2.9-dev_number.patch
+Patch7: cpio-2.9-sys_umask.patch
 Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildRequires: texinfo, autoconf, gettext
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ Install cpio if you need a program to manage file archives.
 %patch4  -p1 -b .exitCode
 %patch5  -p1 -b .dir_perm
 %patch6  -p1 -b .dev_number
+%patch7  -p1 -b .sys_umask
 
 autoheader
 
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ fi
 %{_infodir}/*.info*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 11 2009 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> 2.9.90-3
+- make -d honor system umask(#484997)
+
 * Fri Jul 18 2008 Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com> 2.9.90-2
 - Support major/minor device numbers over 127 (bz#450109)