diff --git a/crypto/crypto_user.c b/crypto/crypto_user.c
index 910497b..c86969e 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto_user.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int crypto_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	type -= CRYPTO_MSG_BASE;
 	link = &crypto_dispatch[type];
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((type == (CRYPTO_MSG_GETALG - CRYPTO_MSG_BASE) &&
diff --git a/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c b/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c
index 094a710..46856ae 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/cn_proc.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static void cn_proc_mcast_ctl(struct cn_msg *msg,
 		return;
 
 	/* Can only change if privileged. */
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+	if (!__netlink_ns_capable(nsp, &init_user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 		err = EPERM;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
index c77628a..a930b66 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ scsi_nl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto next_msg;
 		}
 
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
 			err = -EPERM;
 			goto next_msg;
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index b4efae8..3c3a31c 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -601,13 +601,13 @@ static int audit_netlink_ok(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 msg_type)
 	case AUDIT_TTY_SET:
 	case AUDIT_TRIM:
 	case AUDIT_MAKE_EQUIV:
-		if (!capable(CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL))
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL))
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
 	case AUDIT_USER:
 	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG:
 	case AUDIT_FIRST_USER_MSG2 ... AUDIT_LAST_USER_MSG2:
-		if (!capable(CAP_AUDIT_WRITE))
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_AUDIT_WRITE))
 			err = -EPERM;
 		break;
 	default:  /* bad msg */
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index a133427..d3ac150 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2010,7 +2010,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	sz_idx = type>>2;
 	kind = type&3;
 
-	if (kind != 2 && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (kind != 2 && !netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (kind == 2 && nlh->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_DUMP) {
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index c00e307..b79ce1e 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int dn_dev_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 	case SIOCGIFADDR:
 		break;
 	case SIOCSIFADDR:
-		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+		if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EACCES;
 		if (sdn->sdn_family != AF_DECnet)
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
index 1531135..dc750e2 100644
--- a/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
+++ b/net/decnet/netfilter/dn_rtmsg.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline void dnrmg_receive_user_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) || skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
 		return;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		RCV_SKB_FAIL(-EPERM);
 
 	/* Eventually we might send routing messages too */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index e6ddde1..5cfc865 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int nfnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	const struct nfnetlink_subsystem *ss;
 	int type, err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/* All the messages must at least contain nfgenmsg */
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 73d3f0c..dff8562 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ static int genl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if ((ops->flags & GENL_ADMIN_PERM) &&
-	    !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	    !netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) {
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
index d61f676..18485cd 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_netlink.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int addr_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *attr)
 	int err;
 	u8 pnaddr;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int route_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *attr)
 	int err;
 	u8 dst;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink.c b/net/tipc/netlink.c
index 7bda8e3..0b4cf4f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static int handle_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	int hdr_space = NLMSG_SPACE(GENL_HDRLEN + TIPC_GENL_HDRLEN);
 	u16 cmd;
 
-	if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
+	if ((req_userhdr->cmd & 0xC000) && (!netlink_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)))
 		cmd = TIPC_CMD_NOT_NET_ADMIN;
 	else
 		cmd = req_userhdr->cmd;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index c8b903d..ce16eba 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2317,7 +2317,7 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	link = &xfrm_dispatch[type];
 
 	/* All operations require privileges, even GET */
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+	if (!netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if ((type == (XFRM_MSG_GETSA - XFRM_MSG_BASE) ||
