diff --git a/drivers/mfd/sm501.c b/drivers/mfd/sm501.c
index 33f040c558d0..3799a3d64415 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/sm501.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/sm501.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static ssize_t sm501_dbg_regs(struct device *dev,
 }
 
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(dbg_regs, 0666, sm501_dbg_regs, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(dbg_regs, 0444, sm501_dbg_regs, NULL);
 
 /* sm501_init_reg
  *