diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 5f0df2e..66c1f07 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static ssize_t loop_attr_do_show_##_name(struct device *d,		\
 	return loop_attr_show(d, b, loop_attr_##_name##_show);		\
 }									\
 static struct device_attribute loop_attr_##_name =			\
-	__ATTR(_name, S_IRUGO, loop_attr_do_show_##_name, NULL);
+	__ATTR(_name, 0444, loop_attr_do_show_##_name, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t loop_attr_backing_file_show(struct loop_device *lo, char *buf)
 {
@@ -1677,9 +1677,9 @@ static const struct block_device_operations lo_fops = {
  * And now the modules code and kernel interface.
  */
 static int max_loop;
-module_param(max_loop, int, S_IRUGO);
+module_param(max_loop, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_loop, "Maximum number of loop devices");
-module_param(max_part, int, S_IRUGO);
+module_param(max_part, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_part, "Maximum number of partitions per loop device");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_BLOCKDEV_MAJOR(LOOP_MAJOR);