diff --git a/drivers/staging/samsung-laptop/samsung-laptop.c b/drivers/staging/samsung-laptop/samsung-laptop.c
index eb44b60e1eb542d735cb0cbabbff1e55109008c9..28700b4982737e589bcb2faba04b865bd724671c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/samsung-laptop/samsung-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/samsung-laptop/samsung-laptop.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static ssize_t set_silent_state(struct device *dev,
 	}
 	return count;
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(silent, S_IWUGO | S_IRUGO,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(silent, S_IRUSR | S_IRUGO,
 		   get_silent_state, set_silent_state);