diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 2554d8835b480b9706067d1375559defecfbeae1..3fdccd99a9d973a13c90d7600d7511fe0965832e 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int create_files(struct kernfs_node *parent, struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	if (grp->attrs) {
 		for (i = 0, attr = grp->attrs; *attr && !error; i++, attr++) {
-			umode_t mode = 0;
+			umode_t mode = (*attr)->mode;
 
 			/*
 			 * In update mode, we're changing the permissions or
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ static int create_files(struct kernfs_node *parent, struct kobject *kobj,
 					continue;
 			}
 			error = sysfs_add_file_mode_ns(parent, *attr, false,
-						       (*attr)->mode | mode,
-						       NULL);
+						       mode, NULL);
 			if (unlikely(error))
 				break;
 		}