diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/policy.h b/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
index c28b0f20ab53..52275f040a5f 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ static inline int AUDIT_MODE(struct aa_profile *profile)
 	return profile->audit;
 }
 
+bool policy_view_capable(void);
+bool policy_admin_capable(void);
 bool aa_may_manage_policy(int op);
 
 #endif /* __AA_POLICY_H */
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 6dc4ce47580f..a95b6c98d460 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -749,51 +749,49 @@ __setup("apparmor=", apparmor_enabled_setup);
 /* set global flag turning off the ability to load policy */
 static int param_set_aalockpolicy(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_admin_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (aa_g_lock_policy)
-		return -EACCES;
 	return param_set_bool(val, kp);
 }
 
 static int param_get_aalockpolicy(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_view_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 	return param_get_bool(buffer, kp);
 }
 
 static int param_set_aabool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_admin_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 	return param_set_bool(val, kp);
 }
 
 static int param_get_aabool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_view_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 	return param_get_bool(buffer, kp);
 }
 
 static int param_set_aauint(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_admin_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 	return param_set_uint(val, kp);
 }
 
 static int param_get_aauint(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_view_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 	return param_get_uint(buffer, kp);
 }
 
 static int param_get_audit(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_view_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!apparmor_enabled)
@@ -805,7 +803,7 @@ static int param_get_audit(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 static int param_set_audit(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i;
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_admin_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!apparmor_enabled)
@@ -826,7 +824,7 @@ static int param_set_audit(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 
 static int param_get_mode(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_admin_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!apparmor_enabled)
@@ -838,7 +836,7 @@ static int param_get_mode(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 static int param_set_mode(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int i;
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+	if (!policy_admin_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!apparmor_enabled)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy.c b/security/apparmor/policy.c
index 705c2879d3a9..9e2d9f2c9e37 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy.c
@@ -916,6 +916,22 @@ static int audit_policy(int op, gfp_t gfp, const char *name, const char *info,
 			&sa, NULL);
 }
 
+bool policy_view_capable(void)
+{
+	struct user_namespace *user_ns = current_user_ns();
+	bool response = false;
+
+	if (ns_capable(user_ns, CAP_MAC_ADMIN))
+		response = true;
+
+	return response;
+}
+
+bool policy_admin_capable(void)
+{
+	return policy_view_capable() && !aa_g_lock_policy;
+}
+
 /**
  * aa_may_manage_policy - can the current task manage policy
  * @op: the policy manipulation operation being done
@@ -930,7 +946,7 @@ bool aa_may_manage_policy(int op)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_MAC_ADMIN)) {
+	if (!policy_admin_capable()) {
 		audit_policy(op, GFP_KERNEL, NULL, "not policy admin", -EACCES);
 		return 0;
 	}