diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index efe078fe5d4a..0caa151cae4e 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -427,8 +427,7 @@ static struct dentry *__create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent,
 	if (unlikely(!inode))
 		return failed_creating(dentry);
 
-	/* Do not set bits for OTH */
-	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUSR| S_IRGRP | S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP;
+	inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
 	inode->i_op = ops;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;