diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c
index 25110c7c0b3e..d7a8e321bb16 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ksft_print_header();
 		ksft_set_plan(3);
 
-		fd2 = open(kpath, O_RDWR, 0644);
+		fd2 = open(kpath, O_RDWR);
 		if (fd2 < 0) {
 			perror("Can't open file");
 			ksft_exit_fail();