--- git-1.3.0/tar-tree.c.orig	2006-04-18 20:15:18 +0000

+++ git-1.3.0/tar-tree.c	2006-04-18 22:46:36 +0000

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void write_entry(const unsigned c

 			memcpy(header.linkname, buffer, size);

 	}

-	sprintf(header.mode, "%07o", mode & 07777);

+	sprintf(header.mode, "%07o", mode & 07777 & (~022));

 	sprintf(header.size, "%011lo", S_ISREG(mode) ? size : 0);

 	sprintf(header.mtime, "%011lo", archive_time);