diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 9601aa1264..b4a9affddf 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ def pre_package_eessi_extend(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 dir_tree.append(os.path.join(root, f))
         for entry in dir_tree:
             print(entry)
-            print(stat.S_IMODE(os.lstat(entry).st_mode))
+            print(oct(stat.S_IMODE(os.lstat(entry).st_mode)))
 
 
 PARSE_HOOKS = {