diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
index abd029945cc8..629359fe3513 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
@@ -1575,6 +1576,10 @@ static ssize_t pccard_store_cis(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct pcmcia_socket *s;
 	int error;
 
+	error = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	s = to_socket(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
 
 	if (off)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 390e39395112..683f0607e6f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
 	LOCKDOWN_IOPORT,
 	LOCKDOWN_MSR,
 	LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES,
+	LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS,
 	LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
 	LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
 };
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 6d44db0ddffa..db3477585972 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
 	[LOCKDOWN_IOPORT] = "raw io port access",
 	[LOCKDOWN_MSR] = "raw MSR access",
 	[LOCKDOWN_ACPI_TABLES] = "modifying ACPI tables",
+	[LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS] = "direct PCMCIA CIS storage",
 	[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
 	[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
 };