diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index aee5f0f38edc..7a088e80e53f 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ retry_find_task:
 		if (!uid_eq(cred->euid, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID) &&
 		    !uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->uid) &&
 		    !uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->suid) &&
-		    !ns_capable(tcred->user_ns, CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+		    !ns_capable(tcred->user_ns, CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			ret = -EACCES;
 			goto out_unlock_cgroup;