diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index a7c5661f8496..4929502c1372 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ static int msr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	cpu = iminor(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 	if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids || !cpu_online(cpu))
 		return -ENXIO;	/* No such CPU */