diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index fdf5d2a1d9b4..4ad7d1d809af 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void exp_proc_remove(struct net *net)
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 }
 
-module_param_named(expect_hashsize, nf_ct_expect_hsize, uint, 0600);
+module_param_named(expect_hashsize, nf_ct_expect_hsize, uint, 0400);
 
 int nf_conntrack_expect_init(struct net *net)
 {