diff --git a/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4 b/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4
index 68a7bd62c751..026503623a2b 100644
--- a/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-userns-capabilities.m4
@@ -19,6 +19,33 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NS_CAPABLE], [
 	])
 ])
 
+dnl #
+dnl # 4.10 API change
+dnl # has_capability() was exported.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_HAS_CAPABILITY], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([has_capability], [
+		#include <linux/capability.h>
+	],[
+		struct task_struct *task = NULL;
+		int cap = 0;
+		bool result __attribute__ ((unused));
+
+		result = has_capability(task, cap);
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAS_CAPABILITY], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether has_capability() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([has_capability],
+	    [has_capability], [kernel/capability.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HAS_CAPABILITY, 1, [has_capability() is available])
+	],[
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
 dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.39 API change
 dnl # struct user_namespace was added to struct cred_t as cred->user_ns member
@@ -66,12 +93,14 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HAS_MAPPING], [
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_USERNS_CAPABILITIES], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_NS_CAPABLE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_HAS_CAPABILITY
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CRED_USER_NS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KUID_HAS_MAPPING
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_USERNS_CAPABILITIES], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_NS_CAPABLE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_HAS_CAPABILITY
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CRED_USER_NS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUID_HAS_MAPPING
 ])
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/policy.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/policy.c
index eaa5372f2abf..5267d67eea82 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/policy.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/policy.c
@@ -249,13 +249,22 @@ secpolicy_zfs(const cred_t *cr)
  * Equivalent to secpolicy_zfs(), but works even if the cred_t is not that of
  * the current process.  Takes both cred_t and proc_t so that this can work
  * easily on all platforms.
+ *
+ * The has_capability() function was first exported in the 4.10 Linux kernel
+ * then backported to some LTS kernels.  Prior to this change there was no
+ * mechanism to perform this check therefore EACCES is returned when the
+ * functionality is not present in the kernel.
  */
 int
 secpolicy_zfs_proc(const cred_t *cr, proc_t *proc)
 {
+#if defined(HAVE_HAS_CAPABILITY)
 	if (!has_capability(proc, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return (EACCES);
 	return (0);
+#else
+	return (EACCES);
+#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in b/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in
index a2d81ceda40a..51e6e52dbd47 100755
--- a/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in
+++ b/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
         'cli_root/zpool_expand/zpool_expand_001_pos': ['FAIL', known_reason],
         'cli_root/zpool_expand/zpool_expand_005_pos': ['FAIL', known_reason],
         'cli_root/zpool_reopen/zpool_reopen_003_pos': ['FAIL', known_reason],
+        'limits/filesystem_limit': ['SKIP', known_reason],
+        'limits/snapshot_limit': ['SKIP', known_reason],
         'refreserv/refreserv_raidz': ['FAIL', known_reason],
         'rsend/rsend_007_pos': ['FAIL', known_reason],
         'rsend/rsend_010_pos': ['FAIL', known_reason],
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/filesystem_limit.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/filesystem_limit.ksh
index cd1e054bf7bb..fbfc141be3e3 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/filesystem_limit.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/filesystem_limit.ksh
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@
 
 verify_runnable "both"
 
+#
+# The has_capability() function was first exported in the 4.10 Linux kernel
+# then backported to some LTS kernels.  Prior to this change there was no
+# mechanism to perform the needed permission check.  Therefore, this test
+# is expected to fail on older kernels and is skipped.
+#
+if is_linux; then
+	if [[ $(linux_version) -lt $(linux_version "4.10") ]]; then
+		log_unsupported "Requires has_capability() kernel function"
+	fi
+fi
+
 function setup
 {
 	# We can't delegate 'mount' privs under Linux: to avoid issues with
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/snapshot_limit.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/snapshot_limit.ksh
index 860a0da925a7..62f14466e693 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/snapshot_limit.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/limits/snapshot_limit.ksh
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
 
 verify_runnable "both"
 
+#
+# The has_capability() function was first exported in the 4.10 Linux kernel
+# then backported to some LTS kernels.  Prior to this change there was no
+# mechanism to perform the needed permission check.  Therefore, this test
+# is expected to fail on older kernels and is skipped.
+#
+if is_linux; then
+	if [[ $(linux_version) -lt $(linux_version "4.10") ]]; then
+		log_unsupported "Requires has_capability() kernel function"
+	fi
+fi
+
 function setup
 {
 	# We can't delegate 'mount' privs under Linux: to avoid issues with