diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 530b14685fd7..8949848fe6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ show_shost_supported_mode(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	return show_shost_mode(supported_mode, buf);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(supported_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_shost_supported_mode, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(supported_mode, S_IRUGO, show_shost_supported_mode, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t
 show_shost_active_mode(struct device *dev,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ show_shost_active_mode(struct device *dev,
 		return show_shost_mode(shost->active_mode, buf);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(active_mode, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, show_shost_active_mode, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(active_mode, S_IRUGO, show_shost_active_mode, NULL);
 
 static int check_reset_type(const char *str)
 {