diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c
index a70b853fa2c99..6c1f49a85023e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_base.c
@@ -1350,6 +1350,19 @@ static struct pci_driver genwqe_driver = {
 	.err_handler = &genwqe_err_handler,
 };
 
+/**
+ * genwqe_devnode() - Set default access mode for genwqe devices.
+ *
+ * Default mode should be rw for everybody. Do not change default
+ * device name.
+ */
+static char *genwqe_devnode(struct device *dev, umode_t *mode)
+{
+	if (mode)
+		*mode = 0666;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * genwqe_init_module() - Driver registration and initialization
  */
@@ -1363,6 +1376,8 @@ static int __init genwqe_init_module(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	class_genwqe->devnode = genwqe_devnode;
+
 	debugfs_genwqe = debugfs_create_dir(GENWQE_DEVNAME, NULL);
 	if (!debugfs_genwqe) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;