diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
index d871cab6938d..ab94b3a4ba9c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_vti.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,9 @@ static int vti6_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	struct __ip6_tnl_parm p;
 	struct vti6_net *ip6n;
 
+	if (!rtnl_dev_link_net_capable(dev, net))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	ip6n = net_generic(net, vti6_net_id);
 	if (dev == ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;