diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
index e59255a155a91e34719b11e70c9a471d4fd36e6d..6596cd0742b9dfd0256c4361d0fe3909b711d4f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/sbni.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ sbni_ioctl( struct net_device  *dev,  struct ifreq  *ifr,  int  cmd )
 		break;
 
 	case  SIOCDEVRESINSTATS :
-		if( current->euid != 0 )	/* root only */
+		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return  -EPERM;
 		memset( &nl->in_stats, 0, sizeof(struct sbni_in_stats) );
 		break;
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ sbni_ioctl( struct net_device  *dev,  struct ifreq  *ifr,  int  cmd )
 		break;
 
 	case  SIOCDEVSHWSTATE :
-		if( current->euid != 0 )	/* root only */
+		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return  -EPERM;
 
 		spin_lock( &nl->lock );
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ sbni_ioctl( struct net_device  *dev,  struct ifreq  *ifr,  int  cmd )
 #ifdef CONFIG_SBNI_MULTILINE
 
 	case  SIOCDEVENSLAVE :
-		if( current->euid != 0 )	/* root only */
+		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return  -EPERM;
 
 		if (copy_from_user( slave_name, ifr->ifr_data, sizeof slave_name ))
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ sbni_ioctl( struct net_device  *dev,  struct ifreq  *ifr,  int  cmd )
 		return  enslave( dev, slave_dev );
 
 	case  SIOCDEVEMANSIPATE :
-		if( current->euid != 0 )	/* root only */
+		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return  -EPERM;
 
 		return  emancipate( dev );