diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index de66ec82599289d786063457ef46a3619893bb03..fdb3a6aca3630d1a5a53a7a1a0f65c42adc184c1 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 		sattr->mattr.show = module_sect_show;
 		sattr->mattr.store = NULL;
 		sattr->mattr.attr.name = sattr->name;
-		sattr->mattr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+		sattr->mattr.attr.mode = S_IRUSR;
 		*(gattr++) = &(sattr++)->mattr.attr;
 	}
 	*gattr = NULL;