diff --git a/testsuite/itemize.test b/testsuite/itemize.test
index 563bda95..19937d9b 100644
--- a/testsuite/itemize.test
+++ b/testsuite/itemize.test
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ EOT
 $RSYNC -a -f '-! */' "$fromdir/" "$todir"
 sleep 1 # For directory mod below to ensure time difference
 rm "$todir/foo/sym"
+umask 0
 ln -s ../bar/baz "$todir/foo/sym"
+umask 022
 cp -p "$srcdir/config.h.in" "$fromdir/foo/config2"
 chmod 600 "$fromdir/foo/config2"
 chmod 777 "$todir/bar/baz/rsync"