diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 4901fbfca326..9a77301640b0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static ssize_t crash_hotplug_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", crash_check_hotplug_support());
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR_ADMIN_RO(crash_hotplug);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(crash_hotplug);
 #endif
 
 static void cpu_device_release(struct device *dev)