diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c b/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
index d956b8441442ada2d00c9a78eb1cf14dce0b5449..b242be246cd812662b82f674de91c71f839a6122 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ram_console.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ static ssize_t ram_console_read_old(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	char *str;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (dmesg_restrict && !capable(CAP_SYSLOG))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	/* Main last_kmsg log */
 	if (pos < old_log_size) {
 		count = min(len, (size_t)(old_log_size - pos));