diff --git a/kernel/irq/proc.c b/kernel/irq/proc.c
index 8cccdf40725a..9b3b12ad5dda 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/proc.c
@@ -362,8 +362,13 @@ void register_irq_proc(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	umode_t umode = S_IRUGO;
+
+	if (irq_can_set_affinity_usr(desc->irq_data.irq))
+		umode |= S_IWUSR;
+
 	/* create /proc/irq/<irq>/smp_affinity */
-	proc_create_data("smp_affinity", 0644, desc->dir,
+	proc_create_data("smp_affinity", umode, desc->dir,
 			 &irq_affinity_proc_ops, irqp);
 
 	/* create /proc/irq/<irq>/affinity_hint */
@@ -371,7 +376,7 @@ void register_irq_proc(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 			irq_affinity_hint_proc_show, irqp);
 
 	/* create /proc/irq/<irq>/smp_affinity_list */
-	proc_create_data("smp_affinity_list", 0644, desc->dir,
+	proc_create_data("smp_affinity_list", umode, desc->dir,
 			 &irq_affinity_list_proc_ops, irqp);
 
 	proc_create_single_data("node", 0444, desc->dir, irq_node_proc_show,