diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index aa88a41034d9..ac38d4aa09dd 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,9 @@ static int ipip6_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	__u32 fwmark = t->fwmark;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!rtnl_dev_link_net_capable(dev, net))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (dev == sitn->fb_tunnel_dev)
 		return -EINVAL;