1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index df2ddcc6863b..7f43d6e62c7a 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int set_one_prio(struct task_struct *p, int niceval, int error)
                 error = -EPERM;
                 goto out;
         }
-        if (niceval < task_nice(p) && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
+        if (niceval < task_nice(p) && !can_nice(p, niceval)) {
                 error = -EACCES;
                 goto out;
         }