diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 90977fbf6a0b..d2e5c4a8dc8c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d4f73c8e459d355e10051174d859ffd0ef5764c0
+refs/heads/master: f946dffed6334f08da065a89ed65026ebf8b33b4
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/tehuti.c b/trunk/drivers/net/tehuti.c
index d2e1b219673d..e83b166aa6b9 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/tehuti.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/tehuti.c
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ static int bdx_ioctl_priv(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		DBG("%d 0x%x 0x%x\n", data[0], data[1], data[2]);
 	}
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	switch (data[0]) {
 
 	case BDX_OP_READ:
@@ -664,8 +667,6 @@ static int bdx_ioctl_priv(struct net_device *ndev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		break;
 
 	case BDX_OP_WRITE:
-		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
 		error = bdx_range_check(priv, data[1]);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;