diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 56500b72..37fa7477 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ Config::Config()
   fuse_process_thread_queue_depth(2),
   fuse_pin_threads("false"),
   uid(fuse_cfg.uid,FUSE_CFG_INVALID_ID),
+  umask(fuse_cfg.umask,FUSE_CFG_INVALID_UMASK),
   version(MERGERFS_VERSION),
   writeback_cache(false),
   xattr(XAttr::ENUM::PASSTHROUGH),