diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 6b16574d3447..c5300193ba52 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int nvmem_populate_sysfs_cells(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
 						    "%s@%x,%x", entry->name,
 						    entry->offset,
 						    entry->bit_offset);
-		attrs[i].attr.mode = 0444;
+		attrs[i].attr.mode = 0444 & nvmem_bin_attr_get_umode(nvmem);
 		attrs[i].size = entry->bytes;
 		attrs[i].read = &nvmem_cell_attr_read;
 		attrs[i].private = entry;