diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 28d5f53bc631cadc9af2ca4ba4c54372de47b2a2..974d51269a0212527190ad1580bf4d116db51855 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int __of_add_property_sysfs(struct device_node *np, struct property *pp)
 
 	sysfs_bin_attr_init(&pp->attr);
 	pp->attr.attr.name = safe_name(&np->kobj, pp->name);
-	pp->attr.attr.mode = secure ? S_IRUSR : S_IRUGO;
+	pp->attr.attr.mode = secure ? 0400 : 0444;
 	pp->attr.size = secure ? 0 : pp->length;
 	pp->attr.read = of_node_property_read;