diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
index af108e96b3ecbc43b26b04193def4f6de07f1b41..995acdd7c942612172a55232bae5378a0ca50509 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/ad9834.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ssize_t ad9834_show_out0_wavetype_available(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", str);
 }
 
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(out_altvoltage0_out0_wavetype_available, S_IRUGO,
+static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(out_altvoltage0_out0_wavetype_available, 0444,
 		       ad9834_show_out0_wavetype_available, NULL, 0);
 
 static
@@ -312,27 +312,27 @@ ssize_t ad9834_show_out1_wavetype_available(struct device *dev,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", str);
 }
 
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(out_altvoltage0_out1_wavetype_available, S_IRUGO,
+static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(out_altvoltage0_out1_wavetype_available, 0444,
 		       ad9834_show_out1_wavetype_available, NULL, 0);
 
 /**
  * see dds.h for further information
  */
 
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_FREQ(0, 0, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_FREQ0);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_FREQ(0, 1, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_FREQ1);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_FREQSYMBOL(0, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_FSEL);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_FREQ(0, 0, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_FREQ0);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_FREQ(0, 1, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_FREQ1);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_FREQSYMBOL(0, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_FSEL);
 static IIO_CONST_ATTR_FREQ_SCALE(0, "1"); /* 1Hz */
 
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PHASE(0, 0, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_PHASE0);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PHASE(0, 1, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_PHASE1);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PHASESYMBOL(0, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_PSEL);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PHASE(0, 0, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_PHASE0);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PHASE(0, 1, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_REG_PHASE1);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PHASESYMBOL(0, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_PSEL);
 static IIO_CONST_ATTR_PHASE_SCALE(0, "0.0015339808"); /* 2PI/2^12 rad*/
 
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PINCONTROL_EN(0, S_IWUSR, NULL,
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_PINCONTROL_EN(0, 0200, NULL,
 	ad9834_write, AD9834_PIN_SW);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUT_ENABLE(0, S_IWUSR, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_RESET);
-static IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUTY_ENABLE(0, 1, S_IWUSR, NULL,
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUT_ENABLE(0, 0200, NULL, ad9834_write, AD9834_RESET);
+static IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUTY_ENABLE(0, 1, 0200, NULL,
 	ad9834_write, AD9834_OPBITEN);
 static IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUT_WAVETYPE(0, 0, ad9834_store_wavetype, 0);
 static IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUT_WAVETYPE(0, 1, ad9834_store_wavetype, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/dds.h b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/dds.h
index fe53e7324c9458fb64d69b85b80e0d18b85474c0..d6ccd99c14d78ff3b55b0d738a34d2df48b4d2b1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/dds.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/frequency/dds.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 #define IIO_DEV_ATTR_OUT_WAVETYPE(_channel, _output, _store, _addr)	\
 	IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(out_altvoltage##_channel##_out##_output##_wavetype,\
-			S_IWUSR, NULL, _store, _addr)
+			0200, NULL, _store, _addr)
 
 /**
  * /sys/bus/iio/devices/.../out_altvoltageX_outY_wavetype_available