diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
index 5d833f0b412d..2fbd991f5e34 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ int tty_mode_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 		return ret;
 	case TIOCSLCKTRMIOS:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		if (!checkpoint_restore_ns_capable(&init_user_ns))
 			return -EPERM;
 		copy_termios_locked(real_tty, &kterm);
 		if (user_termios_to_kernel_termios(&kterm,
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ int tty_mode_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 		return ret;
 	case TIOCSLCKTRMIOS:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		if (!checkpoint_restore_ns_capable(&init_user_ns))
 			return -EPERM;
 		copy_termios_locked(real_tty, &kterm);
 		if (user_termios_to_kernel_termios_1(&kterm,