diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 987b28a1f01b..5733ad5d5856 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -696,7 +696,8 @@ struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
 
 	mm = get_task_mm(task);
 	if (mm && mm != current->mm &&
-			!ptrace_may_access(task, mode)) {
+			!ptrace_may_access(task, mode) &&
+			!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)) {
 		mmput(mm);
 		mm = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	}