diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1bbcaa8..784443a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1459,6 +1459,10 @@
 			instruction doesn't work correctly and not to
 			use it.
 
+	no_file_caps	Tells the kernel not to honor file capabilities.  The
+			only way then for a file to be executed with privilege
+			is to be setuid root or executed by root.
+
 	nohalt		[IA-64] Tells the kernel not to use the power saving
 			function PAL_HALT_LIGHT when idle. This increases
 			power-consumption. On the positive side, it reduces
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index 9d1fe30..5bc145b 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
 #define VFS_CAP_U32             VFS_CAP_U32_2
 #define VFS_CAP_REVISION	VFS_CAP_REVISION_2
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
+extern int file_caps_enabled;
+#endif
 
 struct vfs_cap_data {
 	__le32 magic_etc;            /* Little endian */
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 33e51e7..e13a685 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cap_full_set);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cap_init_eff_set);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
+int file_caps_enabled = 1;
+
+static int __init file_caps_disable(char *str)
+{
+	file_caps_enabled = 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("no_file_caps", file_caps_disable);
+#endif
+
 /*
  * More recent versions of libcap are available from:
  *
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 3976613..f88119c 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@
 
 	bprm_clear_caps(bprm);
 
+	if (!file_caps_enabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (bprm->file->f_vfsmnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOSUID)
 		return 0;