diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index 9d0be59140d5..96cd65c22ec2 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ int blkdev_report_zones_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 	if (!blk_queue_is_zoned(q))
 		return -ENOTTY;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	if (copy_from_user(&rep, argp, sizeof(struct blk_zone_report)))
 		return -EFAULT;