diff --git a/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service-lazy.rc b/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service-lazy.rc
index 0721dc3..9fca8fd 100644
--- a/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service-lazy.rc
+++ b/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service-lazy.rc
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
     class hal
     user media
     group mediadrm drmrpc
+    capabilities SYS_NICE
     ioprio rt 4
     task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh
diff --git a/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service.rc b/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service.rc
index 132d943..19fd031 100644
--- a/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service.rc
+++ b/cas/1.1/default/android.hardware.cas@1.1-service.rc
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
     class hal
     user media
     group mediadrm drmrpc
+    capabilities SYS_NICE
     ioprio rt 4
     task_profiles ProcessCapacityHigh