1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 80dfc1d6a..ab8ec006f 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -12862,7 +12862,8 @@ umaskcmd(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv UNUSED_PARAM)
                 /* symbolic umasks are inverted: "umask a=rx" calls umask(222) */
                 if (!isdigit(modestr[0]))
                         mask ^= 0777;
-                if (!bb_parse_mode(modestr, &mask) || (unsigned)mask > 0777) {
+                mask = bb_parse_mode(modestr, mask);
+                if ((unsigned)mask > 0777) {
                         ash_msg_and_raise_error("illegal mode: %s", modestr);
                 }
                 if (!isdigit(modestr[0]))