diff --git a/fs/timerfd.c b/fs/timerfd.c
index 053818d..9ae4abb 100644
--- a/fs/timerfd.c
+++ b/fs/timerfd.c
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@
 	     clockid != CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_WAKE_ALARM) &&
+	    (clockid == CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM ||
+	     clockid == CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -433,6 +438,11 @@
 		return ret;
 	ctx = f.file->private_data;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_WAKE_ALARM) && isalarm(ctx)) {
+		fdput(f);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	timerfd_setup_cancel(ctx, flags);
 
 	/*