diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7150.c b/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7150.c
index 6998c3ddfb6a..148bd431138b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7150.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7150.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static ssize_t ad7150_store_timeout(struct device *dev,
 
 #define AD7150_TIMEOUT(chan, type, dir, ev_type, ev_dir)		\
 	IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(in_capacitance##chan##_##type##_##dir##_timeout, \
-		S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,					\
+		0644,							\
 		&ad7150_show_timeout,					\
 		&ad7150_store_timeout,					\
 		IIO_UNMOD_EVENT_CODE(IIO_CAPACITANCE,			\