diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 795319c54f7283430f2ec28ed346d39af6291e34..05ace70d051a87ff2f5cfd28d76e7fa6551b48bc 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -683,8 +683,6 @@ static ssize_t oom_adjust_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF], *end;
 	int oom_adjust;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
-		return -EPERM;
 	memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
 	if (count > sizeof(buffer) - 1)
 		count = sizeof(buffer) - 1;
@@ -699,6 +697,10 @@ static ssize_t oom_adjust_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	task = get_proc_task(file->f_dentry->d_inode);
 	if (!task)
 		return -ESRCH;
+	if (oom_adjust < task->oomkilladj && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)) {
+		put_task_struct(task);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
 	task->oomkilladj = oom_adjust;
 	put_task_struct(task);
 	if (end - buffer == 0)