diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6a94475..278d489 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@
 	dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, name);
 	read_unlock(&dev_base_lock);
 
-	if (!dev && capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE))
+	if (!dev && capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 		request_module("%s", name);
 }