diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c
index 2edb56c8a559..dcf0c3b59fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_apollo.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void do_catch_up(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_apollo.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_apollo.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_apollo.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_apollo.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c
index 8ae826eba71c..45b5721441ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_audptr.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int synth_probe(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_audptr.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_audptr.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_audptr.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_audptr.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c
index 60bcf0df8123..402b0fbfb94d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_bns.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_bns = {
 };
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_bns.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_bns.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_bns.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_bns.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
index 95f4b2116d0c..4310c2c276c4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_decext.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_decext.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_decext.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_decext.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_decext.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
index f06995480022..5d6a861c9b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dectlk.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_dectlk.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_dectlk.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_dectlk.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_dectlk.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c
index 851953d5eefb..ea3b2911cab9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_dummy.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_dummy = {
 };
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_dummy.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_dummy.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_dummy.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_dummy.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c
index 423795f88f53..95efaab73813 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_ltlk.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int synth_probe(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_ltlk.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_ltlk.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_ltlk.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_ltlk.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c
index 9ca21edc42ce..1037aa0d085a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_spkout.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void synth_flush(struct spk_synth *synth)
 }
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_spkout.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_spkout.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_spkout.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_spkout.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c
index 831ee404e7a1..e160034e4a68 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/speakup_txprt.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static struct spk_synth synth_txprt = {
 };
 
 module_param_named(ser, synth_txprt.ser, int, 0444);
-module_param_named(dev, synth_txprt.dev_name, charp, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_named(dev, synth_txprt.dev_name, charp, 0444);
 module_param_named(start, synth_txprt.startup, short, 0444);
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ser, "Set the serial port for the synthesizer (0-based).");