diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
index 68405046dae3..1691760339da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@ static IIO_DEV_ATTR_ACTIVE_POWER_GAIN(0644,
 		ade7759_read_16bit,
 		ade7759_write_16bit,
 		ADE7759_APGAIN);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_CH_OFF(1, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_CH_OFF(1, 0644,
 		ade7759_read_8bit,
 		ade7759_write_8bit,
 		ADE7759_CH1OS);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_CH_OFF(2, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_CH_OFF(2, 0644,
 		ade7759_read_8bit,
 		ade7759_write_8bit,
 		ADE7759_CH2OS);