st->iio_attr[cnt].address =
                                AD7280A_DEVADDR(dev) << 8 | ch;
                        st->iio_attr[cnt].dev_attr.attr.mode =
-                               S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO;
+                               0644;
                        st->iio_attr[cnt].dev_attr.show =
                                ad7280_show_balance_sw;
                        st->iio_attr[cnt].dev_attr.store =
                                AD7280A_DEVADDR(dev) << 8 |
                                (AD7280A_CB1_TIMER + ch);
                        st->iio_attr[cnt].dev_attr.attr.mode =
-                               S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO;
+                               0644;
                        st->iio_attr[cnt].dev_attr.show =
                                ad7280_show_balance_timer;
                        st->iio_attr[cnt].dev_attr.store =
 
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED(in_thresh_low_value,
                in_voltage-voltage_thresh_low_value,
-               S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+               0644,
                ad7280_read_channel_config,
                ad7280_write_channel_config,
                AD7280A_CELL_UNDERVOLTAGE);
 
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED(in_thresh_high_value,
                in_voltage-voltage_thresh_high_value,
-               S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+               0644,
                ad7280_read_channel_config,
                ad7280_write_channel_config,
                AD7280A_CELL_OVERVOLTAGE);
 
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(in_temp_thresh_low_value,
-               S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+               0644,
                ad7280_read_channel_config,
                ad7280_write_channel_config,
                AD7280A_AUX_ADC_UNDERVOLTAGE);
 
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(in_temp_thresh_high_value,
-               S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+               0644,
                ad7280_read_channel_config,
                ad7280_write_channel_config,
                AD7280A_AUX_ADC_OVERVOLTAGE);