diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fff3ca75d35a2..2d5ec8b7bcf5f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 14
-SUBLEVEL = 205
+SUBLEVEL = 206
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Petit Gorille
 
diff --git a/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c b/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
index 5b10b50f8686f..5c064df7d81f1 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/powercap_sys.c
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ static void create_power_zone_common_attributes(
 					&dev_attr_max_energy_range_uj.attr;
 	if (power_zone->ops->get_energy_uj) {
 		if (power_zone->ops->reset_energy_uj)
-			dev_attr_energy_uj.attr.mode = S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO;
+			dev_attr_energy_uj.attr.mode = S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR;
 		else
-			dev_attr_energy_uj.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+			dev_attr_energy_uj.attr.mode = S_IRUSR;
 		power_zone->zone_dev_attrs[count++] =
 					&dev_attr_energy_uj.attr;
 	}