diff --git a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
index 221fa3bb8705e26801bb1e3c8f1362c4e77772ee..f577449e4935083b1848bb0a2fd82e45e7c52358 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static int __init virtual_ncidev_init(void)
 	miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
 	miscdev.name = "virtual_nci";
 	miscdev.fops = &virtual_ncidev_fops;
-	miscdev.mode = S_IALLUGO;
+	miscdev.mode = 0600;
 
 	return misc_register(&miscdev);
 }