diff --git a/utils/dd/rpmutils.c b/utils/dd/rpmutils.c
index 4f06d25241af..6d6491787370 100644
--- a/utils/dd/rpmutils.c
+++ b/utils/dd/rpmutils.c
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ int explodeDDRPM(const char *source,
                 needskip = 0;
             } else {
                 needskip = 0;
+                /* set permissions on the new file */
+                chmod(filename+offset, fstat->st_mode);
             }
 
             fclose(fdout);