diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index 258fbbc3f195..e9ecbb57df45 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ static int dcb_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	fn = &reply_funcs[dcb->cmd];
 	if (!fn->cb)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (fn->type != nlh->nlmsg_type)
+	if (fn->type == RTM_SETDCB && !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_IFNAME])