diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 1428c3ff3341a..78f02c2de17c9 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -853,6 +853,8 @@ static int ax25_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		break;
 
 	case SOCK_RAW:
+		if (!capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
+			return -EPERM;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;