diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index fef92b939f0f..6eb716765a3f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -2545,7 +2545,8 @@ static int __init rdtgroup_setup_root(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	rdt_root = kernfs_create_root(&rdtgroup_kf_syscall_ops,
-				      KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED,
+				      KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED |
+				      KERNFS_ROOT_EXTRA_OPEN_PERM_CHECK,
 				      &rdtgroup_default);
 	if (IS_ERR(rdt_root))
 		return PTR_ERR(rdt_root);