diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
index ab5692104ea08febfaf6117f13487e87f0ff5830..687943df58e1b19df1cd0eb25c8abe96e79deeb3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
@@ -508,6 +508,13 @@ int drm_version(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+drm_render_driver_and_ioctl(const struct drm_device *dev, u32 flags)
+{
+	return drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_RENDER) &&
+		(flags & DRM_RENDER_ALLOW);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_ioctl_permit - Check ioctl permissions against caller
  *
@@ -522,14 +529,19 @@ int drm_version(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
  */
 int drm_ioctl_permit(u32 flags, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
+	const struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
+
 	/* ROOT_ONLY is only for CAP_SYS_ADMIN */
 	if (unlikely((flags & DRM_ROOT_ONLY) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	/* AUTH is only for authenticated or render client */
-	if (unlikely((flags & DRM_AUTH) && !drm_is_render_client(file_priv) &&
-		     !file_priv->authenticated))
-		return -EACCES;
+	/* AUTH is only for master ... */
+	if (unlikely((flags & DRM_AUTH) && drm_is_primary_client(file_priv))) {
+		/* authenticated ones, or render capable on DRM_RENDER_ALLOW. */
+		if (!file_priv->authenticated &&
+		    !drm_render_driver_and_ioctl(dev, flags))
+			return -EACCES;
+	}
 
 	/* MASTER is only for master or control clients */
 	if (unlikely((flags & DRM_MASTER) &&