diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c
index 44ed78af1a0d..9021b7272889 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-msglog.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static struct bin_attribute opal_msglog_attr = {
-	.attr = {.name = "msglog", .mode = 0444},
+	.attr = {.name = "msglog", .mode = 0400},
 	.read = opal_msglog_read
 };