diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/testmmiotrace.c b/arch/x86/mm/testmmiotrace.c
index 0881e1ff1e58..a8bd952e136d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/testmmiotrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/testmmiotrace.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/mmiotrace.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 
 static unsigned long mmio_address;
 module_param_hw(mmio_address, ulong, iomem, 0);
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ static void do_test_bulk_ioremapping(void)
 static int __init init(void)
 {
 	unsigned long size = (read_far) ? (8 << 20) : (16 << 10);
+	int ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (mmio_address == 0) {
 		pr_err("you have to use the module argument mmio_address.\n");
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 1a3404f9c060..d8db7ea4c4bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ enum lockdown_reason {
 	LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS,
 	LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL,
 	LOCKDOWN_MODULE_PARAMETERS,
+	LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE,
 	LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
 	LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
 };
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 0fa434294667..2eadbe0667e7 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
 	[LOCKDOWN_PCMCIA_CIS] = "direct PCMCIA CIS storage",
 	[LOCKDOWN_TIOCSSERIAL] = "reconfiguration of serial port IO",
 	[LOCKDOWN_MODULE_PARAMETERS] = "unsafe module parameters",
+	[LOCKDOWN_MMIOTRACE] = "unsafe mmio",
 	[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
 	[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
 };