diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index dda2a5c..317a063 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ static int devkmsg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
 		return 0;
 
+	err = check_syslog_permissions(SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN, true);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = security_syslog(SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL);
 	if (err)
 		return err;