diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 5e31585292a0..5acc001d49f6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static ssize_t proc_sys_call_handler(struct file *filp, void __user *buf,
 	 * and won't be until we finish.
 	 */
 	error = -EPERM;
-	if (sysctl_perm(table, write ? MAY_WRITE : MAY_READ))
+	if (sysctl_perm(head->root, table, write ? MAY_WRITE : MAY_READ))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Use the permissions on the sysctl table entry */
-	error = sysctl_perm(table, mask);
+	error = sysctl_perm(head->root, table, mask);
 out:
 	sysctl_head_finish(head);
 	return error;
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 39eafd8f97a3..24141b4d1a11 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -945,11 +945,14 @@ enum
 /* For the /proc/sys support */
 struct ctl_table;
 struct nsproxy;
+struct ctl_table_root;
+
 extern struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_head_next(struct ctl_table_header *prev);
 extern struct ctl_table_header *__sysctl_head_next(struct nsproxy *namespaces,
 						struct ctl_table_header *prev);
 extern void sysctl_head_finish(struct ctl_table_header *prev);
-extern int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
+extern int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root,
+		struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 
 typedef struct ctl_table ctl_table;
 
@@ -1049,6 +1052,8 @@ struct ctl_table_root {
 	struct list_head header_list;
 	struct list_head *(*lookup)(struct ctl_table_root *root,
 					   struct nsproxy *namespaces);
+	int (*permissions)(struct ctl_table_root *root,
+			struct nsproxy *namespaces, struct ctl_table *table);
 };
 
 /* struct ctl_table_header is used to maintain dynamic lists of
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 874e813e40c8..d7ffdc59816a 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,8 @@ void register_sysctl_root(struct ctl_table_root *root)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL
 /* Perform the actual read/write of a sysctl table entry. */
-static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table *table,
+static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table_root *root,
+			struct ctl_table *table,
 			int __user *name, int nlen,
 			void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 			void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
@@ -1445,7 +1446,7 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table *table,
 		op |= 004;
 	if (newval)
 		op |= 002;
-	if (sysctl_perm(table, op))
+	if (sysctl_perm(root, table, op))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (table->strategy) {
@@ -1471,6 +1472,7 @@ static int do_sysctl_strategy(struct ctl_table *table,
 static int parse_table(int __user *name, int nlen,
 		       void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
 		       void __user *newval, size_t newlen,
+		       struct ctl_table_root *root,
 		       struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 	int n;
@@ -1485,14 +1487,14 @@ repeat:
 		if (n == table->ctl_name) {
 			int error;
 			if (table->child) {
-				if (sysctl_perm(table, 001))
+				if (sysctl_perm(root, table, 001))
 					return -EPERM;
 				name++;
 				nlen--;
 				table = table->child;
 				goto repeat;
 			}
-			error = do_sysctl_strategy(table, name, nlen,
+			error = do_sysctl_strategy(root, table, name, nlen,
 						   oldval, oldlenp,
 						   newval, newlen);
 			return error;
@@ -1518,7 +1520,8 @@ int do_sysctl(int __user *name, int nlen, void __user *oldval, size_t __user *ol
 	for (head = sysctl_head_next(NULL); head;
 			head = sysctl_head_next(head)) {
 		error = parse_table(name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, 
-					newval, newlen, head->ctl_table);
+					newval, newlen,
+					head->root, head->ctl_table);
 		if (error != -ENOTDIR) {
 			sysctl_head_finish(head);
 			break;
@@ -1564,13 +1567,21 @@ static int test_perm(int mode, int op)
 	return -EACCES;
 }
 
-int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table *table, int op)
+int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table *table, int op)
 {
 	int error;
+	int mode;
+
 	error = security_sysctl(table, op);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	return test_perm(table->mode, op);
+
+	if (root->permissions)
+		mode = root->permissions(root, current->nsproxy, table);
+	else
+		mode = table->mode;
+
+	return test_perm(mode, op);
 }
 
 static void sysctl_set_parent(struct ctl_table *parent, struct ctl_table *table)