diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 16d5b7a46850..e56763b1f8d9 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ static int cgroup_procs_write_permission(struct task_struct *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_RESOURCE))
+	    !ns_capable(tcred->user_ns, CAP_SYS_NICE))
 		ret = -EACCES;
 
 	if (!ret && cgroup_on_dfl(dst_cgrp)) {