diff --git a/drivers/misc/uid_cputime.c b/drivers/misc/uid_cputime.c
index c0321973c6d5041d2ba5c129287b1c6ea84e755f..5852ec9a079267ac52fdaaca3c2eb6eedb4000bd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/uid_cputime.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/uid_cputime.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int __init proc_uid_cputime_init(void)
 	proc_create_data("remove_uid_range", S_IWUGO, parent, &uid_remove_fops,
 					NULL);
 
-	proc_create_data("show_uid_stat", S_IWUGO, parent, &uid_stat_fops,
+	proc_create_data("show_uid_stat", S_IRUGO, parent, &uid_stat_fops,
 					NULL);
 
 	thread_register_notifier(&process_notifier_block);