diff --git a/rootdir/ueventd.rc b/rootdir/ueventd.rc
index 0633a68a3..3b64f6de6 100644
--- a/rootdir/ueventd.rc
+++ b/rootdir/ueventd.rc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ subsystem adf
 /dev/tty0                 0660   root       system
 /dev/graphics/*           0660   root       graphics
 /dev/msm_hw3dm            0660   system     graphics
-/dev/input/*              0660   root       input
+/dev/input/*              0640   system     input
 /dev/eac                  0660   root       audio
 /dev/cam                  0660   root       camera
 /dev/pmem                 0660   system     graphics
diff --git a/toolbox/getevent.c b/toolbox/getevent.c
index e6def6bae..1fb315cb5 100644
--- a/toolbox/getevent.c
+++ b/toolbox/getevent.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int open_device(const char *device, int print_flags)
     char idstr[80];
     struct input_id id;
 
-    fd = open(device, O_RDWR);
+    fd = open(device, O_RDONLY);
     if(fd < 0) {
         if(print_flags & PRINT_DEVICE_ERRORS)
             fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s, %s\n", device, strerror(errno));