diff --git a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
index 055395cde42b..0b4e56d59b3d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
@@ -1208,6 +1208,7 @@ static struct miscdevice ntsync_misc = {
 	.minor		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
 	.name		= NTSYNC_NAME,
 	.fops		= &ntsync_fops,
+	.mode		= 0666,
 };
 
 module_misc_device(ntsync_misc);