--- a/x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
+++ b/x86-64/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c
@@ -1659,11 +1659,7 @@
 	}
 
 	WL_LOCK(wl);
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
-		bcmerror = BCME_EPERM;
-	} else {
-		bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, ioc.cmd, buf, ioc.len, wlif->wlcif);
-	}
+	bcmerror = wlc_ioctl(wl->wlc, ioc.cmd, buf, ioc.len, wlif->wlcif);
 	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
 
 done1: