diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index c8faf1ac53331fae800cc69ddf7b236bbc3cdebd..2cfb3c93f42ab430be0b36ae78c40897ef75cc4c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static int vmw_cmd_invalid(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			   struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context,
 			   SVGA3dCmdHeader *header)
 {
-	return capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ? : -EINVAL;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int vmw_cmd_ok(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,