diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 3360d638071a..5c1087df2f1c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -9619,7 +9619,7 @@ init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer)
 
 	tr->buffer_percent = 50;
 
-	trace_create_file("buffer_percent", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer,
+	trace_create_file("buffer_percent", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer,
 			tr, &buffer_percent_fops);
 
 	create_trace_options_dir(tr);