diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index b6941e0..9ccf713 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -223,6 +223,18 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_reboot_notifier);
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY
+int capable(int cap)
+{
+        if (cap_raised(current->cap_effective, cap)) {
+	       current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
+	       return 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(capable);
+#endif
+
 static int set_one_prio(struct task_struct *p, int niceval, int error)
 {
 	int no_nice;