diff --git a/kernel/src/fs/configfs/test.rs b/kernel/src/fs/configfs/test.rs
index c18e8ae77..dd80e85db 100644
--- a/kernel/src/fs/configfs/test.rs
+++ b/kernel/src/fs/configfs/test.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use ostd::{
 use spin::Once;
 
 use crate::{
-    fs::utils::{FileSystem, InodeMode, InodeType},
+    fs::utils::{mkmod, FileSystem, InodeType},
     time::clocks::init_for_ktest as time_init_for_ktest,
 };
 
@@ -175,20 +175,12 @@ fn test_config_fs() {
     // --- Create demo objects ---
     // path: /sys/kernel/config/demo_set/demo_foo
     let demo_foo = demo_set_inode
-        .create(
-            "demo_foo",
-            InodeType::Dir,
-            InodeMode::from_bits_truncate(0o755),
-        )
+        .create("demo_foo", InodeType::Dir, mkmod!(a+rx, u+w))
         .expect("creating demo 'demo_foo' fails");
 
     // path: /sys/kernel/config/demo_set/demo_bar
     let demo_bar = demo_set_inode
-        .create(
-            "demo_bar",
-            InodeType::Dir,
-            InodeMode::from_bits_truncate(0o755),
-        )
+        .create("demo_bar", InodeType::Dir, mkmod!(a+rx, u+w))
         .expect("creating demo 'demo_bar' fails");
 
     // --- Test attribute access for demo_foo ---