diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index d76e1a8..c709dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -636,6 +636,8 @@
 static int aac_cfg_ioctl(struct inode *inode,  struct file *file,
 		unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
 	return aac_do_ioctl(file->private_data, cmd, (void __user *)arg);
 }
 
@@ -689,6 +691,8 @@
 
 static long aac_compat_cfg_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
 	return aac_compat_do_ioctl((struct aac_dev *)file->private_data, cmd, arg);
 }
 #endif