diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index f3dbd4f596a4..a1727cda03d7 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static ssize_t bql_show_inflight(struct netdev_queue *queue,
 }
 
 static struct netdev_queue_attribute bql_inflight_attribute =
-	__ATTR(inflight, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, bql_show_inflight, NULL);
+	__ATTR(inflight, S_IRUGO, bql_show_inflight, NULL);
 
 #define BQL_ATTR(NAME, FIELD)						\
 static ssize_t bql_show_ ## NAME(struct netdev_queue *queue,		\