diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c
index 28b4e8139153..62c884e79409 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static ssize_t pm8001_show_update_fw(struct device *cdev,
 			flash_error_table[i].reason);
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(update_fw, S_IRUGO|S_IWUGO,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(update_fw, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR|S_IWGRP,
 	pm8001_show_update_fw, pm8001_store_update_fw);
 struct device_attribute *pm8001_host_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_interface_rev,