diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
index 365ae161d70..ff0233df624 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static int l2cap_sock_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 			sock->type != SOCK_DGRAM && sock->type != SOCK_RAW)
 		return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
 
-	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
+	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW && !kern && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	sock->ops = &l2cap_sock_ops;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 5c7e42c02af..7d12c6a9b19 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ lookup_protocol:
 	}
 
 	err = -EPERM;
-	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
+	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW && !kern && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
 		goto out_rcu_unlock;
 
 	err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index 45ed5e05ab3..12e69d364dd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ lookup_protocol:
 	}
 
 	err = -EPERM;
-	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
+	if (sock->type == SOCK_RAW && !kern && !capable(CAP_NET_RAW))
 		goto out_rcu_unlock;
 
 	sock->ops = answer->ops;