diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
index e19ce1454ee1d..e66046456f4ff 100644
--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
+++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ static struct genl_ops taskstats_ops = {
 	.cmd		= TASKSTATS_CMD_GET,
 	.doit		= taskstats_user_cmd,
 	.policy		= taskstats_cmd_get_policy,
+	.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
 };
 
 static struct genl_ops cgroupstats_ops = {