diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 42afc8d60badc1f796b98a288417061e08b350bf..39c2daebfad9af2ad8d5cb602a4c74cad078f76e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int32_t usbnet_ppafp_start_xmit(PPA_NETIF *rxif, PPA_NETIF *txif, PPA_BUF *skb,
 int	usbnet_ppadp_occupied = -1;
 
 static int  ppafp_enable = -1;
-module_param (ppafp_enable, int, 1);
+module_param (ppafp_enable, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC (ppafp_enable, "Override default ppafp_enable");
 
 static void register_ppadp_sub(struct net_device *net)