diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
index ae155e860fdc..6da67f4d641a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ static ssize_t resource_show(struct device *dev,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	return sprintf(buf, "%#llx\n", (unsigned long long) res->start);
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(resource, 0400, resource_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_ADMIN_RO(resource);
 
 static const unsigned long blk_lbasize_supported[] = { 512, 520, 528,
 	4096, 4104, 4160, 4224, 0 };
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
index 34db557dbad1..3e11ef8d3f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static ssize_t resource_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	return rc;
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(resource, 0400, resource_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_ADMIN_RO(resource);
 
 static ssize_t size_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
index 4502f9c4708d..20ff30c2ab93 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static ssize_t resource_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%#llx\n", nd_region->ndr_start);
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR(resource, 0400, resource_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_ADMIN_RO(resource);
 
 static ssize_t persistence_domain_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)