diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
index b42c9c479d4b..99ba4a770406 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
@@ -882,6 +882,11 @@ static int twa_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	unsigned int minor_number;
 	int retval = TW_IOCTL_ERROR_OS_ENODEV;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+		retval = -EACCES;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	minor_number = iminor(inode);
 	if (minor_number >= twa_device_extension_count)
 		goto out;