diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
index 939cee0a2b6a..e3888c3ad6e1 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ static ssize_t __cgroup1_procs_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	tcred = get_task_cred(task);
 	if (!uid_eq(cred->euid, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID) &&
 	    !uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->uid) &&
-	    !uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->suid))
+	    !uid_eq(cred->euid, tcred->suid) &&
+	    !ns_capable(tcred->user_ns, CAP_SYS_NICE))
 		ret = -EACCES;
 	put_cred(tcred);
 	if (ret)