diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index a416a2d232..f7da916f64 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(eval $(call TestHostCommand,case-sensitive-fs, \
 
 $(eval $(call TestHostCommand,proper-umask, \
 	Please build with umask 022 - other values produce broken packages, \
-	umask | grep -xE 00[012][012]))
+	umask | grep -xE 0?0[012][012]))
 
 $(eval $(call SetupHostCommand,gcc, \
 	Please install the GNU C Compiler (gcc) 4.8 or later, \