diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index bc53e5b20ddc..84a80b02db99 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ int bpf_obj_get_user(const char __user *pathname, int flags)
 static struct bpf_prog *__get_prog_inode(struct inode *inode, enum bpf_prog_type type)
 {
 	struct bpf_prog *prog;
-	int ret = inode_permission(inode, MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE);
+	int ret = inode_permission(inode, MAY_READ);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);