diff --git a/fs/fuse/cuse.c b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
index b96a49b..77cf5ee 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/cuse.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", atomic_read(&cc->fc.num_waiting));
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(waiting, S_IFREG | 0400, cuse_class_waiting_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(waiting, 0400, cuse_class_waiting_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t cuse_class_abort_store(struct device *dev,
 				      struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 	fuse_abort_conn(&cc->fc);
 	return count;
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(abort, S_IFREG | 0200, NULL, cuse_class_abort_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(abort, 0200, NULL, cuse_class_abort_store);
 
 static struct attribute *cuse_class_dev_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_waiting.attr,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c
index a4b0773..b7f5727 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/sys.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", O2NM_API_VERSION);
 }
 static struct kobj_attribute attr_version =
-	__ATTR(interface_revision, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO, version_show, NULL);
+	__ATTR(interface_revision, S_IRUGO, version_show, NULL);
 
 static struct attribute *o2cb_attrs[] = {
 	&attr_version.attr,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c
index 1324e66..25e9f7b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/stackglue.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct kobj_attribute ocfs2_attr_max_locking_protocol =
-	__ATTR(max_locking_protocol, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO,
+	__ATTR(max_locking_protocol, S_IRUGO,
 	       ocfs2_max_locking_protocol_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t ocfs2_loaded_cluster_plugins_show(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct kobj_attribute ocfs2_attr_loaded_cluster_plugins =
-	__ATTR(loaded_cluster_plugins, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO,
+	__ATTR(loaded_cluster_plugins, S_IRUGO,
 	       ocfs2_loaded_cluster_plugins_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t ocfs2_active_cluster_plugin_show(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 }
 
 static struct kobj_attribute ocfs2_attr_active_cluster_plugin =
-	__ATTR(active_cluster_plugin, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO,
+	__ATTR(active_cluster_plugin, S_IRUGO,
 	       ocfs2_active_cluster_plugin_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t ocfs2_cluster_stack_show(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 
 
 static struct kobj_attribute ocfs2_attr_cluster_stack =
-	__ATTR(cluster_stack, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+	__ATTR(cluster_stack, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 	       ocfs2_cluster_stack_show,
 	       ocfs2_cluster_stack_store);