diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index f9765203..81d3a9a 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
 	struct net *net = ns;
 
 	if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
-	    !nsown_capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	    !ns_capable(current_user_ns(), CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	put_net(nsproxy->net_ns);