diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
index 8b1213993b10ac581905edfefc0cbebe4cc5f435..f85db3a69b4a0fdc73c882d6218b3e9bd45b7307 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static ssize_t spu_stat_show(struct device *dev,
 		spu->stats.libassist);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(stat, 0644, spu_stat_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(stat, 0444, spu_stat_show, NULL);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC