diff --git a/kernel/sched/syscalls.c b/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
index 94c48f2ed8f9..cffb39771ede 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
@@ -514,6 +514,12 @@ static int user_check_sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 	if (p->sched_reset_on_fork && !reset_on_fork)
 		goto req_priv;
 
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+		/* Can't change util-clamps */
+		if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)
+			return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 req_priv: