diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 829999d..8d4457f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -1574,6 +1574,12 @@
 			btrfs_info(BTRFS_I(src_inode)->root->fs_info,
 				   "Snapshot src from another FS");
 			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else if (!inode_owner_or_capable(src_inode)) {
+			/*
+			 * Subvolume creation is not restricted, but snapshots
+			 * are limited to own subvolumes only
+			 */
+			ret = -EPERM;
 		} else {
 			ret = btrfs_mksubvol(&file->f_path, name, namelen,
 					     BTRFS_I(src_inode)->root,