diff --git a/kernel/sched_debug.c b/kernel/sched_debug.c
index ad958c1ec70..5ae17762ec3 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_debug.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_debug.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int __init init_sched_debug_procfs(void)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *pe;
 
-	pe = proc_create("sched_debug", 0644, NULL, &sched_debug_fops);
+	pe = proc_create("sched_debug", 0444, NULL, &sched_debug_fops);
 	if (!pe)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;