diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
index 4d36dcc1cf87..da532f656a7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/if.c
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ mtrr_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t * ppos)
 	int length;
 	size_t linelen;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	memset(line, 0, LINE_SIZE);
 
 	len = min_t(size_t, len, LINE_SIZE - 1);
@@ -226,8 +223,6 @@ mtrr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long __arg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_ADD_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err =
 		    mtrr_file_add(sentry.base, sentry.size, sentry.type, true,
 				  file, 0);
@@ -236,24 +231,18 @@ mtrr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long __arg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_SET_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err = mtrr_add(sentry.base, sentry.size, sentry.type, false);
 		break;
 	case MTRRIOC_DEL_ENTRY:
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_DEL_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err = mtrr_file_del(sentry.base, sentry.size, file, 0);
 		break;
 	case MTRRIOC_KILL_ENTRY:
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_KILL_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err = mtrr_del(-1, sentry.base, sentry.size);
 		break;
 	case MTRRIOC_GET_ENTRY:
@@ -279,8 +268,6 @@ mtrr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long __arg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_ADD_PAGE_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err =
 		    mtrr_file_add(sentry.base, sentry.size, sentry.type, true,
 				  file, 1);
@@ -289,8 +276,6 @@ mtrr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long __arg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_SET_PAGE_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err =
 		    mtrr_add_page(sentry.base, sentry.size, sentry.type, false);
 		break;
@@ -298,16 +283,12 @@ mtrr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long __arg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_DEL_PAGE_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err = mtrr_file_del(sentry.base, sentry.size, file, 1);
 		break;
 	case MTRRIOC_KILL_PAGE_ENTRY:
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	case MTRRIOC32_KILL_PAGE_ENTRY:
 #endif
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		err = mtrr_del_page(-1, sentry.base, sentry.size);
 		break;
 	case MTRRIOC_GET_PAGE_ENTRY:
@@ -373,28 +354,6 @@ static int mtrr_close(struct inode *ino, struct file *file)
 	return single_release(ino, file);
 }
 
-static int mtrr_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
-
-static int mtrr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	if (!mtrr_if)
-		return -EIO;
-	if (!mtrr_if->get)
-		return -ENXIO;
-	return single_open(file, mtrr_seq_show, NULL);
-}
-
-static const struct file_operations mtrr_fops = {
-	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-	.open			= mtrr_open,
-	.read			= seq_read,
-	.llseek			= seq_lseek,
-	.write			= mtrr_write,
-	.unlocked_ioctl		= mtrr_ioctl,
-	.compat_ioctl		= mtrr_ioctl,
-	.release		= mtrr_close,
-};
-
 static int mtrr_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
 	char factor;
@@ -426,6 +385,28 @@ static int mtrr_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mtrr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	if (!mtrr_if)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (!mtrr_if->get)
+		return -ENXIO;
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+	return single_open(file, mtrr_seq_show, NULL);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations mtrr_fops = {
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+	.open			= mtrr_open,
+	.read			= seq_read,
+	.llseek			= seq_lseek,
+	.write			= mtrr_write,
+	.unlocked_ioctl		= mtrr_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl		= mtrr_ioctl,
+	.release		= mtrr_close,
+};
+
 static int __init mtrr_if_init(void)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &boot_cpu_data;