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diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 1b255df4fcd0..c904748f2290 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ static int proc_dointvec_taint(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
{
int op;
- if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
return -EPERM;
op = OP_OR;