diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index dcb257411d6e..df793c8bfffb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -835,17 +835,24 @@ vti6_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, void __user *data
 		if (p.proto != IPPROTO_IPV6  && p.proto != 0)
 			break;
 		vti6_parm_from_user(&p1, &p);
-		t = vti6_locate(net, &p1, cmd == SIOCADDTUNNEL);
 		if (dev != ip6n->fb_tnl_dev && cmd == SIOCCHGTUNNEL) {
+			struct ip6_tnl *self = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+			err = -EPERM;
+			if (!ns_capable(self->net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+				break;
+			t = vti6_locate(self->net, &p1, false);
 			if (t) {
 				if (t->dev != dev) {
 					err = -EEXIST;
 					break;
 				}
 			} else
-				t = netdev_priv(dev);
+				t = self;
 
 			err = vti6_update(t, &p1, false);
+		} else {
+			t = vti6_locate(net, &p1, cmd == SIOCADDTUNNEL);
 		}
 		if (t) {
 			err = 0;