diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 5235f48be1be..67e474ff1a91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,12 @@ static long __tun_chr_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	int vnet_hdr_sz;
 	int ret;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ANDROID_PARANOID_NETWORK
+	if (cmd != TUNGETIFF && !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (cmd == TUNSETIFF || _IOC_TYPE(cmd) == 0x89)
 		if (copy_from_user(&ifr, argp, ifreq_len))
 			return -EFAULT;