diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 5eff459b383..ac4bc3760b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ extern int cap_inode_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 extern int cap_inode_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
 extern int cap_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int cap_inode_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
+extern int cap_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
+			 unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags,
+			 unsigned long addr, unsigned long addr_only);
 extern int cap_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, int flags);
 extern int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 			  unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5);
@@ -2197,9 +2200,7 @@ static inline int security_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
 				     unsigned long addr,
 				     unsigned long addr_only)
 {
-	if ((addr < mmap_min_addr) && !capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
-		return -EACCES;
-	return 0;
+	return cap_file_mmap(file, reqprot, prot, flags, addr, addr_only);
 }
 
 static inline int security_file_mprotect(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 21b6cead6a8..88f752e8152 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -330,15 +330,6 @@ static int cap_file_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int command,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cap_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
-			 unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags,
-			 unsigned long addr, unsigned long addr_only)
-{
-	if ((addr < mmap_min_addr) && !capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
-		return -EACCES;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int cap_file_mprotect(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long reqprot,
 			     unsigned long prot)
 {
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 48b7e0228fa..6bcf6e81e54 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -984,3 +984,33 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
 		cap_sys_admin = 1;
 	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
 }
+
+/*
+ * cap_file_mmap - check if able to map given addr
+ * @file: unused
+ * @reqprot: unused
+ * @prot: unused
+ * @flags: unused
+ * @addr: address attempting to be mapped
+ * @addr_only: unused
+ *
+ * If the process is attempting to map memory below mmap_min_addr they need
+ * CAP_SYS_RAWIO.  The other parameters to this function are unused by the
+ * capability security module.  Returns 0 if this mapping should be allowed
+ * -EPERM if not.
+ */
+int cap_file_mmap(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
+		  unsigned long prot, unsigned long flags,
+		  unsigned long addr, unsigned long addr_only)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (addr < mmap_min_addr) {
+		ret = cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SYS_RAWIO,
+				  SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT);
+		/* set PF_SUPERPRIV if it turns out we allow the low mmap */
+		if (ret == 0)
+			current->flags |= PF_SUPERPRIV;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}