diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index e92beb9..6428b34 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	spin_lock(&tcp_cong_list_lock);
 	ca = tcp_ca_find(name);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	if (!ca && capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE)) {
+	if (!ca && capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 		spin_unlock(&tcp_cong_list_lock);
 
 		request_module("tcp_%s", name);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	/* not found attempt to autoload module */
-	if (!ca && capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE)) {
+	if (!ca && capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		request_module("tcp_%s", name);
 		rcu_read_lock();