diff --git a/net/psample/psample.c b/net/psample/psample.c
index 81a794e36f53..c34e902855db 100644
--- a/net/psample/psample.c
+++ b/net/psample/psample.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ enum psample_nl_multicast_groups {
 
 static const struct genl_multicast_group psample_nl_mcgrps[] = {
 	[PSAMPLE_NL_MCGRP_CONFIG] = { .name = PSAMPLE_NL_MCGRP_CONFIG_NAME },
-	[PSAMPLE_NL_MCGRP_SAMPLE] = { .name = PSAMPLE_NL_MCGRP_SAMPLE_NAME },
+	[PSAMPLE_NL_MCGRP_SAMPLE] = { .name = PSAMPLE_NL_MCGRP_SAMPLE_NAME,
+				      .flags = GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM },
 };
 
 static struct genl_family psample_nl_family __ro_after_init;