diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c
index e2a788eea5ed810607476aa9b8097d8f4d012e34..dce041b1c1394be7057528a5b6fd23dcbbbf6253 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 #define FSYNR0_WNR			(1 << 4)
 
 static int force_stage;
-module_param_named(force_stage, force_stage, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+module_param_named(force_stage, force_stage, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_stage,
 	"Force SMMU mappings to be installed at a particular stage of translation. A value of '1' or '2' forces the corresponding stage. All other values are ignored (i.e. no stage is forced). Note that selecting a specific stage will disable support for nested translation.");