diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index fafb7a0..5041660 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/syslog.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
@@ -120,6 +121,18 @@
 	.show	= pstore_ftrace_seq_show,
 };
 
+static int pstore_check_syslog_permissions(struct pstore_private *ps)
+{
+	switch (ps->type) {
+	case PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG:
+	case PSTORE_TYPE_CONSOLE:
+		return check_syslog_permissions(SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL,
+			SYSLOG_FROM_READER);
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static ssize_t pstore_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 						size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -138,6 +151,10 @@
 	int err;
 	const struct seq_operations *sops = NULL;
 
+	err = pstore_check_syslog_permissions(ps);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	if (ps->type == PSTORE_TYPE_FTRACE)
 		sops = &pstore_ftrace_seq_ops;
 
@@ -174,6 +191,11 @@
 static int pstore_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct pstore_private *p = dentry->d_inode->i_private;
+	int err;
+
+	err = pstore_check_syslog_permissions(p);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	if (p->psi->erase)
 		p->psi->erase(p->type, p->id, p->count,