diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 9a8504294ab7..852f9e908904 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -8011,10 +8011,6 @@ static int io_sq_offload_create(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 		struct io_sq_data *sqd;
 		bool attached;
 
-		ret = -EPERM;
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
-			goto err;
-
 		sqd = io_get_sq_data(p, &attached);
 		if (IS_ERR(sqd)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(sqd);