diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 8d94325529a8..a2757fcec1f0 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_stream_proc_init(snd_pcm_str_t *pstr)
 		entry->c.text.read = snd_pcm_xrun_debug_read;
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_pcm_xrun_debug_write;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 		entry->private_data = pstr;
 		if (snd_info_register(entry) < 0) {
 			snd_info_free_entry(entry);
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_memory.c b/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
index f1d5f7a6ee0c..9a174fb96565 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages1(snd_pcm_substream_t *substream,
 		entry->c.text.read = snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_proc_read;
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_proc_write;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 		entry->private_data = substream;
 		if (snd_info_register(entry) < 0) {
 			snd_info_free_entry(entry);
diff --git a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_proc.c b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_proc.c
index afb711421e47..0bc1d783a840 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_proc.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_proc.c
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ int __devinit snd_ca0106_proc_init(ca0106_t * emu)
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 1024, snd_ca0106_proc_reg_read32);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_ca0106_proc_reg_write32;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 	}
 	if(! snd_card_proc_new(emu->card, "ca0106_reg16", &entry))
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 1024, snd_ca0106_proc_reg_read16);
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ int __devinit snd_ca0106_proc_init(ca0106_t * emu)
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 1024, snd_ca0106_proc_reg_read1);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_ca0106_proc_reg_write;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 //		entry->private_data = emu;
 	}
 	if(! snd_card_proc_new(emu->card, "ca0106_regs2", &entry)) 
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1x.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1x.c
index 04ba63762d3b..f8d92335a353 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1x.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1x.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_emu10k1x_proc_init(emu10k1x_t * emu)
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 1024, snd_emu10k1x_proc_reg_read);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_emu10k1x_proc_reg_write;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 		entry->private_data = emu;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emuproc.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emuproc.c
index 356fb7104253..cc22707c91fa 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emuproc.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emuproc.c
@@ -527,26 +527,31 @@ int __devinit snd_emu10k1_proc_init(emu10k1_t * emu)
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 1024, snd_emu_proc_io_reg_read);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_emu_proc_io_reg_write;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 	}
 	if (! snd_card_proc_new(emu->card, "ptr_regs00a", &entry)) {
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 65536, snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_read00a);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_write00;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 	}
 	if (! snd_card_proc_new(emu->card, "ptr_regs00b", &entry)) {
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 65536, snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_read00b);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_write00;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 	}
 	if (! snd_card_proc_new(emu->card, "ptr_regs20a", &entry)) {
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 65536, snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_read20a);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_write20;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 	}
 	if (! snd_card_proc_new(emu->card, "ptr_regs20b", &entry)) {
 		snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, emu, 65536, snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_read20b);
 		entry->c.text.write_size = 64;
 		entry->c.text.write = snd_emu_proc_ptr_reg_write20;
+		entry->mode |= S_IWUSR;
 	}
 #endif