diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
index bc63b1cee808..2129560a7823 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module_param_array(card,  int, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(card,     "card type");
 
 static unsigned int prefer_bulk;
-module_param(prefer_bulk, int, 0644);
+module_param(prefer_bulk, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(prefer_bulk, "prefer USB bulk transfers");