diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
index 83139aaf3072..ed978f1c5cb9 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
@@ -1265,8 +1265,8 @@ static __init int gpio_register_proc(void)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_gpio;
 
-	proc_gpio = proc_create("gpio", S_IRUGO, NULL, &gpio_proc_ops);
-	return proc_gpio != NULL;
+	proc_gpio = proc_create("gpio", 0, NULL, &gpio_proc_ops);
+	return proc_gpio == NULL;
 }
 __initcall(gpio_register_proc);
 #endif