diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index 754b0a5bbfe9..de0572c88859 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -514,11 +514,6 @@ static int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 			val &= ~3;
 			val |= inet->tos & 3;
 		}
-		if (IPTOS_PREC(val) >= IPTOS_PREC_CRITIC_ECP &&
-		    !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
-			err = -EPERM;
-			break;
-		}
 		if (inet->tos != val) {
 			inet->tos = val;
 			sk->sk_priority = rt_tos2priority(val);