diff --git a/poky/scripts/rpm2cpio.sh b/poky/scripts/rpm2cpio.sh
index 876c53c..7cd771b 100755
--- a/poky/scripts/rpm2cpio.sh
+++ b/poky/scripts/rpm2cpio.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 
 	i=0
 	while [ $i -lt 8 ]; do
-		b="$(_dd $(($offset + $i)) bs=1 count=1)"
+ 		b=$(_dd $(($offset + $i)) bs=1 count=1; echo X)
+ 		b=${b%X}
 		[ -z "$b" ] &&
 			b="0" ||
 			b="$(exec printf '%u\n' "'$b")"