--- a/mercurial/util.py	Thu Dec 27 23:55:40 2007 -0600
+++ b/mercurial/util.py	Thu Dec 27 23:55:40 2007 -0600
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@
     # what we want.  If the original file already exists, just copy
     # its mode.  Otherwise, manually obey umask.
     try:
-        st_mode = os.lstat(name).st_mode
+        st_mode = os.lstat(name).st_mode & 0777
     except OSError, inst:
         if inst.errno != errno.ENOENT:
             raise