diff --git a/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.h b/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.h
index ab5aa351d555..d5e167dfbe76 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct gasket_sysfs_attribute {
 
 #define GASKET_SYSFS_RO(_name, _show_function, _attr_type)                     \
 	{                                                                      \
-		.attr = __ATTR(_name, S_IRUGO, _show_function, NULL),          \
+		.attr = __ATTR(_name, 0444, _show_function, NULL),          \
 		.data.attr_type = _attr_type                                   \
 	}