diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
index ee741c012b92..e49f8845f923 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static void __exit lynxfb_exit(void)
 }
 module_exit(lynxfb_exit);
 
-module_param(g_option, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param(g_option, charp, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(g_option,
 		 "\n\t\tCommon options:\n"