diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
index 35bf2477693d..518945b2f737 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/at24.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ static int at24_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	nvmem_config.name = dev_name(dev);
 	nvmem_config.dev = dev;
 	nvmem_config.read_only = !writable;
-	nvmem_config.root_only = true;
+	nvmem_config.root_only = !(flags & AT24_FLAG_IRUGO);
 	nvmem_config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	nvmem_config.compat = true;
 	nvmem_config.base_dev = dev;