diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
index df3eb8c9fd96..b4b22576f12a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ static ssize_t create_child(struct device *dev,
 
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(create_child, S_IWUGO, NULL, create_child);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(create_child, S_IWUSR, NULL, create_child);
 
 static ssize_t delete_child(struct device *dev,
 			    struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ static ssize_t delete_child(struct device *dev,
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(delete_child, S_IWUGO, NULL, delete_child);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(delete_child, S_IWUSR, NULL, delete_child);
 
 int ipoib_add_pkey_attr(struct net_device *dev)
 {