diff -ru sys/kern/kern_mib.c-backup /sys/kern/kern_mib.c
--- sys/kern/kern_mib.c-backup	Thu Oct  3 00:37:14 2002
+++ /sys/kern/kern_mib.c	Thu Oct  3 00:37:29 2002
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@
 		error = sysctl_handle_int(oidp, &level, 0, req);
 		if (error || !req->newptr)
 			return (error);
-		if (level < securelevel)
-			return (EPERM);
 		securelevel = level;
 		return (error);
 }