diff --git a/kernel/time/timer_stats.c b/kernel/time/timer_stats.c
index 1fb08f21302ec..0334899f1d3e8 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer_stats.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer_stats.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static int __init init_tstats_procfs(void)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *pe;
 
-	pe = proc_create("timer_stats", 0644, NULL, &tstats_fops);
+	pe = proc_create("timer_stats", 0600, NULL, &tstats_fops);
 	if (!pe)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;