diff --git a/fs/afs/proc.c b/fs/afs/proc.c
index bddc5120ed40..24a905b076fd 100644
--- a/fs/afs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/afs/proc.c
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ int afs_proc_init(void)
 	if (!proc_afs)
 		goto error_dir;
 
-	if (!proc_create("cells", 0, proc_afs, &afs_proc_cells_fops) ||
-	    !proc_create("rootcell", 0, proc_afs, &afs_proc_rootcell_fops))
+	if (!proc_create("cells", 0644, proc_afs, &afs_proc_cells_fops) ||
+	    !proc_create("rootcell", 0644, proc_afs, &afs_proc_rootcell_fops))
 		goto error_tree;
 
 	_leave(" = 0");