diff --git a/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service-lazy.rc b/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service-lazy.rc
index 622ee8f..1a08ebc 100644
--- a/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service-lazy.rc
+++ b/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service-lazy.rc
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     class hal
     user media
     group mediadrm drmrpc
+    capabilities SYS_NICE
     ioprio rt 4
     task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh
diff --git a/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service.rc b/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service.rc
index 5df4825..a65160a 100644
--- a/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service.rc
+++ b/cas/1.0/default/android.hardware.cas@1.0-service.rc
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
     class hal
     user media
     group mediadrm drmrpc
+    capabilities SYS_NICE
     ioprio rt 4
     task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh