diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bloom_filter.c b/kernel/bpf/bloom_filter.c
index 540331b610a9..addf3dd57b59 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bloom_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bloom_filter.c
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *bloom_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	int numa_node = bpf_map_attr_numa_node(attr);
 	struct bpf_bloom_filter *bloom;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	if (attr->key_size != 0 || attr->value_size == 0 ||
 	    attr->max_entries == 0 ||
 	    attr->map_flags & ~BLOOM_CREATE_FLAG_MASK ||
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
index 47d9948d768f..b5149cfce7d4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
@@ -723,9 +723,6 @@ int bpf_local_storage_map_alloc_check(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	    !attr->btf_key_type_id || !attr->btf_value_type_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	if (attr->value_size > BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_MAX_VALUE_SIZE)
 		return -E2BIG;
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c
index d3f0a4825fa6..116a0ce378ec 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c
@@ -655,9 +655,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *bpf_struct_ops_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	const struct btf_type *t, *vt;
 	struct bpf_map *map;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	st_ops = bpf_struct_ops_find_value(attr->btf_vmlinux_value_type_id);
 	if (!st_ops)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c b/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
index 8ec18faa74ac..8a33e8747a0e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
-#include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <trace/events/xdp.h>
 #include <linux/btf_ids.h>
 
@@ -89,9 +88,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *cpu_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	u32 value_size = attr->value_size;
 	struct bpf_cpu_map *cmap;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	/* check sanity of attributes */
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 || attr->key_size != 4 ||
 	    (value_size != offsetofend(struct bpf_cpumap_val, qsize) &&
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
index 802692fa3905..49cc0b5671c6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/devmap.c
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *dev_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	struct bpf_dtab *dtab;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	dtab = bpf_map_area_alloc(sizeof(*dtab), NUMA_NO_NODE);
 	if (!dtab)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index 9901efee4339..56d3da7d0bc6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -422,12 +422,6 @@ static int htab_map_alloc_check(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct htab_elem, fnode.next) !=
 		     offsetof(struct htab_elem, hash_node.pprev));
 
-	if (lru && !bpf_capable())
-		/* LRU implementation is much complicated than other
-		 * maps.  Hence, limit to CAP_BPF.
-		 */
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	if (zero_seed && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		/* Guard against local DoS, and discourage production use. */
 		return -EPERM;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
index e0d3ddf2037a..17c7e7782a1f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
@@ -544,9 +544,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *trie_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct lpm_trie *trie;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	/* check sanity of attributes */
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 ||
 	    !(attr->map_flags & BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC) ||
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c b/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c
index 601609164ef3..8d2ddcb7566b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/btf_ids.h>
 #include "percpu_freelist.h"
 
@@ -46,9 +45,6 @@ static bool queue_stack_map_is_full(struct bpf_queue_stack *qs)
 /* Called from syscall */
 static int queue_stack_map_alloc_check(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	/* check sanity of attributes */
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 || attr->key_size != 0 ||
 	    attr->value_size == 0 ||
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c b/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c
index cbf2d8d784b8..4b4f9670f1a9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *reuseport_array_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	int numa_node = bpf_map_attr_numa_node(attr);
 	struct reuseport_array *array;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	/* allocate all map elements and zero-initialize them */
 	array = bpf_map_area_alloc(struct_size(array, ptrs, attr->max_entries), numa_node);
 	if (!array)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index b25fce425b2c..458bb80b14d5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *stack_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	u64 cost, n_buckets;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!bpf_capable())
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	if (attr->map_flags & ~STACK_CREATE_FLAG_MASK)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 20b373dce669..093472ac40f7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,53 @@ static int map_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	if (sysctl_unprivileged_bpf_disabled && !bpf_capable())
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	/* check privileged map type permissions */
+	switch (map_type) {
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PROG_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGROUP_ARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY_OF_MAPS:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_HASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH_OF_MAPS:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_USER_RINGBUF:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGROUP_STORAGE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE:
+		/* unprivileged */
+		break;
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_SK_STORAGE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGRP_STORAGE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_BLOOM_FILTER:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_LPM_TRIE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_REUSEPORT_SOCKARRAY:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK_TRACE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_QUEUE:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_HASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_PERCPU_HASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_STRUCT_OPS:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP:
+		if (!bpf_capable())
+			return -EPERM;
+		break;
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKHASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_XSKMAP:
+		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN(1, "unsupported map type %d", map_type);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
 	map = ops->map_alloc(attr);
 	if (IS_ERR(map))
 		return PTR_ERR(map);
diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index 00afb66cd095..19538d628714 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *sock_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct bpf_stab *stab;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 ||
 	    attr->key_size    != 4 ||
 	    (attr->value_size != sizeof(u32) &&
@@ -1085,8 +1083,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *sock_hash_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	struct bpf_shtab *htab;
 	int i, err;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 ||
 	    attr->key_size    == 0 ||
 	    (attr->value_size != sizeof(u32) &&
diff --git a/net/xdp/xskmap.c b/net/xdp/xskmap.c
index 2c1427074a3b..e1c526f97ce3 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xskmap.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xskmap.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/filter.h>
-#include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <net/xdp_sock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -68,9 +67,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *xsk_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	int numa_node;
 	u64 size;
 
-	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-
 	if (attr->max_entries == 0 || attr->key_size != 4 ||
 	    attr->value_size != 4 ||
 	    attr->map_flags & ~(BPF_F_NUMA_NODE | BPF_F_RDONLY | BPF_F_WRONLY))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/unpriv_bpf_disabled.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/unpriv_bpf_disabled.c
index 8383a99f610f..0adf8d9475cb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/unpriv_bpf_disabled.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/unpriv_bpf_disabled.c
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ static void test_unpriv_bpf_disabled_negative(struct test_unpriv_bpf_disabled *s
 				prog_insns, prog_insn_cnt, &load_opts),
 		  -EPERM, "prog_load_fails");
 
-	for (i = BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH; i <= BPF_MAP_TYPE_BLOOM_FILTER; i++)
+	/* some map types require particular correct parameters which could be
+	 * sanity-checked before enforcing -EPERM, so only validate that
+	 * the simple ARRAY and HASH maps are failing with -EPERM
+	 */
+	for (i = BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH; i <= BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY; i++)
 		ASSERT_EQ(bpf_map_create(i, NULL, sizeof(int), sizeof(int), 1, NULL),
 			  -EPERM, "map_create_fails");
 
