diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.android.rc b/hostapd/hostapd.android.rc
index 08ea488..672e188 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.android.rc
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.android.rc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         /data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf
     class main
     user wifi
-    group wifi
+    group wifi net_raw net_admin
     writepid /data/misc/wifi/hostapd.pid
     disabled
     oneshot