diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index 408a42e..f0d432c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ static long aac_compat_do_ioctl(struct aac_dev *dev, unsigned cmd, unsigned long
 static int aac_compat_ioctl(struct scsi_device *sdev, int cmd, void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct aac_dev *dev = (struct aac_dev *)sdev->host->hostdata;
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
+		return -EPERM;
 	return aac_compat_do_ioctl(dev, cmd, (unsigned long)arg);
 }