diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.c
index 8527327d88c7..b87036089a54 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmc_ipc.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static ssize_t intel_pmc_ipc_simple_cmd_store(struct device *dev,
 	}
 	return (ssize_t)count;
 }
+static DEVICE_ATTR(simplecmd, 0200, NULL, intel_pmc_ipc_simple_cmd_store);
 
 static ssize_t intel_pmc_ipc_northpeak_store(struct device *dev,
 					     struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -525,11 +526,7 @@ static ssize_t intel_pmc_ipc_northpeak_store(struct device *dev,
 	}
 	return (ssize_t)count;
 }
-
-static DEVICE_ATTR(simplecmd, S_IWUSR,
-		   NULL, intel_pmc_ipc_simple_cmd_store);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(northpeak, S_IWUSR,
-		   NULL, intel_pmc_ipc_northpeak_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(northpeak, 0200, NULL, intel_pmc_ipc_northpeak_store);
 
 static struct attribute *intel_ipc_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_northpeak.attr,