diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 509657fdf4f5..5e05571bb941 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static struct ctl_table namei_sysctls[] = {
 		.procname	= "protected_symlinks",
 		.data		= &sysctl_protected_symlinks,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0600,
+		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static struct ctl_table namei_sysctls[] = {
 		.procname	= "protected_hardlinks",
 		.data		= &sysctl_protected_hardlinks,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0600,
+		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static struct ctl_table namei_sysctls[] = {
 		.procname	= "protected_fifos",
 		.data		= &sysctl_protected_fifos,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0600,
+		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO,
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ static struct ctl_table namei_sysctls[] = {
 		.procname	= "protected_regular",
 		.data		= &sysctl_protected_regular,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0600,
+		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO,