diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/mcoverlay-create-smp-x86.sh.in b/arch/x86/tools/mcoverlay-create-smp-x86.sh.in
index d4dfba7c..aec2ba4d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/mcoverlay-create-smp-x86.sh.in
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/mcoverlay-create-smp-x86.sh.in
@@ -149,3 +149,7 @@ for cpuid in `find /sys/bus/cpu/devices/* -maxdepth 0 -name "cpu[0123456789]*" -
 	rm -rf /tmp/mcos/mcos0_sys/bus/cpu/devices/$cpuid
     fi
 done
+
+# Restore umask
+umask ${umask_old}
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/mcreboot-smp-x86.sh.in b/arch/x86/tools/mcreboot-smp-x86.sh.in
index c7f91064..a7c728e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/mcreboot-smp-x86.sh.in
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/mcreboot-smp-x86.sh.in
@@ -424,7 +424,4 @@ if [ "${irqbalance_used}" == "yes" ]; then
 #    echo cpus=$cpus ncpus=$ncpus banirq=$banirq
 fi
 
-# Restore umask
-umask ${umask_old}
-
 exit 0