diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 57db6df5b9d3..78b409b88fbd 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int pid_ns_ctl_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
 	int ret, next;
 
-	if (write && !ns_capable(pid_ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (write && !checkpoint_restore_ns_capable(pid_ns->user_ns))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/*