diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index b0a2e1647390..fa6724562a41 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module_param(cifs_min_small, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cifs_min_small, "Small network buffers in pool. Default: 30 "
 				 "Range: 2 to 256");
 unsigned int cifs_max_pending = CIFS_MAX_REQ;
-module_param(cifs_max_pending, int, 0);
+module_param(cifs_max_pending, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cifs_max_pending, "Simultaneous requests to server. "
 				   "Default: 50 Range: 2 to 256");
 unsigned short echo_retries = 5;