diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index 66a96a7603..a8ae75101d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ sstate_create_package () {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	mkdir -p `dirname ${SSTATE_PKG}`
+	mkdir --mode=0775 -p `dirname ${SSTATE_PKG}`
 	TFILE=`mktemp ${SSTATE_PKG}.XXXXXXXX`
 
 	# Use pigz if available