diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index fe7ef33..4054507 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		ret = count;
 	return ret;
 }
-static SYSDEV_ATTR(online, 0600, show_online, store_online);
+static SYSDEV_ATTR(online, 0644, show_online, store_online);
 
 static void __devinit register_cpu_control(struct cpu *cpu)
 {