diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index ea071a5b6eee..44447f54942f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(stat_status, S_IWUGO | S_IRUGO, read_status, reboot);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(stat_status, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, read_status, reboot);
 
 static ssize_t read_human_status(struct device *dev,
 			struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
@@ -2364,8 +2364,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(stat_human_status, S_IWUGO | S_IRUGO,
-				read_human_status, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(stat_human_status, S_IRUGO, read_human_status, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t read_delin(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		char *buf)
@@ -2397,7 +2396,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(stat_delin, S_IWUGO | S_IRUGO, read_delin, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(stat_delin, S_IRUGO, read_delin, NULL);
 
 #define UEA_ATTR(name, reset)					\
 								\