diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
index 80a3ae3c00b9..c0cff64a1ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lp5521.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static ssize_t lp5521_selftest(struct device *dev,
 }
 
 /* led class device attributes */
-static DEVICE_ATTR(led_current, S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, show_current, store_current);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(led_current, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_current, store_current);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(max_current, S_IRUGO , show_max_current, NULL);
 
 static struct attribute *lp5521_led_attributes[] = {
@@ -548,15 +548,15 @@ static struct attribute_group lp5521_led_attribute_group = {
 };
 
 /* device attributes */
-static DEVICE_ATTR(engine1_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(engine1_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 		   show_engine1_mode, store_engine1_mode);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(engine2_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(engine2_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 		   show_engine2_mode, store_engine2_mode);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(engine3_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(engine3_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 		   show_engine3_mode, store_engine3_mode);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(engine1_load, S_IWUGO, NULL, store_engine1_load);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(engine2_load, S_IWUGO, NULL, store_engine2_load);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(engine3_load, S_IWUGO, NULL, store_engine3_load);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(engine1_load, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_engine1_load);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(engine2_load, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_engine2_load);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(engine3_load, S_IWUSR, NULL, store_engine3_load);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(selftest, S_IRUGO, lp5521_selftest, NULL);
 
 static struct attribute *lp5521_attributes[] = {