diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index 2fed72b1a4..2a04bc17e9 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ define Package/Default
   ALTERNATIVES:=
   LICENSE:=$(PKG_LICENSE)
   LICENSE_FILES:=$(PKG_LICENSE_FILES)
+  FILE_MODES:=$(PKG_FILE_MODES)
 endef
 
 Build/Patch:=$(Build/Patch/Default)
diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index 62cda5b936..0bca8ae84d 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ $(_endef)
     endif
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(PDIR_$(1))
-	$(FAKEROOT) $(SCRIPT_DIR)/ipkg-build -m "$(PKG_FILE_MODES)" $$(IDIR_$(1)) $$(PDIR_$(1))
+	$(FAKEROOT) $(SCRIPT_DIR)/ipkg-build -m "$(FILE_MODES)" $$(IDIR_$(1)) $$(PDIR_$(1))
 	@[ -f $$(IPKG_$(1)) ]
 
     $(1)-clean: