diff --git a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
index c58504774118ba3c50e88e2fb915e11d58acebfd..469b36f936962a4275ca303ba4cb048aae067a12 100644
--- a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
+++ b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int __init hw_break_module_init(void)
 	hw_breakpoint_init(&attr);
 	attr.bp_addr = kallsyms_lookup_name(ksym_name);
 	attr.bp_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
-	attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R;
+	attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
 
 	sample_hbp = register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&attr, sample_hbp_handler, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR((void __force *)sample_hbp)) {