diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 8ad4236..b45cc70 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ static bool has_pid_permissions(struct pid_namespace *pid,
 #ifdef CONFIG_GRKERNSEC_PROC_USERGROUP
 			|| in_group_p(grsec_proc_gid)
 #endif
+			|| (task_pid_nr(task) == 1 && capable_nolog(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
 		) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return true;