diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
index ddfcf4ade7bf33b46fbc0f5256d32a10240c74c9..dc3537651b807a7d4e1d1ee22a0a81acfccf8c0a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static int at24_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	nvmem_config.name = dev_name(dev);
 	nvmem_config.dev = dev;
 	nvmem_config.read_only = !writable;
-	nvmem_config.root_only = true;
+	nvmem_config.root_only = !(pdata.flags & AT24_FLAG_IRUGO);
 	nvmem_config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	nvmem_config.compat = true;
 	nvmem_config.base_dev = dev;