diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 0af9b2c4e56c6cf604699096d0ac4d44c874b36e..bd65d136a470ccba8355402aab1e808a17a0a187 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ static __modinit int add_sysfs_param(struct module_kobject *mk,
 	/* Do not allow runtime DAC changes to make param writable. */
 	if ((kp->perm & (S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP | S_IWOTH)) != 0)
 		mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = param_attr_store;
+	else
+		mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.store = NULL;
 	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.name = (char *)name;
 	mk->mp->attrs[mk->mp->num].mattr.attr.mode = kp->perm;
 	mk->mp->num++;