diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index f91d327..6df7c81 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -225,7 +225,27 @@ static int bpf_stats_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	mutex_unlock(&bpf_stats_enabled_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
-#endif
+
+static int bpf_unpriv_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+			      void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int ret, unpriv_enable = *(int *)table->data;
+	bool locked_state = unpriv_enable == 1;
+	struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
+
+	if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	tmp.data = &unpriv_enable;
+	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	if (write && !ret) {
+		if (locked_state && unpriv_enable != 1)
+			return -EPERM;
+		*(int *)table->data = unpriv_enable;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL && CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 /*
  * /proc/sys support
@@ -2600,10 +2620,9 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.data		= &sysctl_unprivileged_bpf_disabled,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_unprivileged_bpf_disabled),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		/* only handle a transition from default "0" to "1" */
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ONE,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+		.proc_handler	= bpf_unpriv_handler,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= &two,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "bpf_stats_enabled",