diff --git a/adb/adb.c b/adb/adb.c
index 9d2b86e..6580c6e 100644
--- a/adb/adb.c
+++ b/adb/adb.c
@@ -1199,9 +1199,8 @@
 #endif
     int i;
     for (i = 0; prctl(PR_CAPBSET_READ, i, 0, 0, 0) >= 0; i++) {
-        if (i == CAP_SETUID || i == CAP_SETGID || i == CAP_SYS_BOOT) {
+        if (i == CAP_SETUID || i == CAP_SETGID) {
             // CAP_SETUID CAP_SETGID needed by /system/bin/run-as
-            // CAP_SYS_BOOT          needed by /system/bin/reboot
             continue;
         }
         int err = prctl(PR_CAPBSET_DROP, i, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -1302,13 +1301,6 @@
     /* don't listen on a port (default 5037) if running in secure mode */
     /* don't run as root if we are running in secure mode */
     if (should_drop_privileges()) {
-        struct __user_cap_header_struct header;
-        struct __user_cap_data_struct cap[2];
-
-        if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1, 0, 0, 0) != 0) {
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
         drop_capabilities_bounding_set_if_needed();
 
         /* add extra groups:
@@ -1338,16 +1330,6 @@
             exit(1);
         }
 
-        memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-        memset(cap, 0, sizeof(cap));
-
-        /* set CAP_SYS_BOOT capability, so "adb reboot" will succeed */
-        header.version = _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3;
-        header.pid = 0;
-        cap[CAP_TO_INDEX(CAP_SYS_BOOT)].effective |= CAP_TO_MASK(CAP_SYS_BOOT);
-        cap[CAP_TO_INDEX(CAP_SYS_BOOT)].permitted |= CAP_TO_MASK(CAP_SYS_BOOT);
-        capset(&header, cap);
-
         D("Local port disabled\n");
     } else {
         char local_name[30];
diff --git a/adb/services.c b/adb/services.c
index 54d21a8..e82a0ea 100644
--- a/adb/services.c
+++ b/adb/services.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 void reboot_service(int fd, void *arg)
 {
     char buf[100];
+    char property_val[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     int pid, ret;
 
     sync();
@@ -182,11 +183,19 @@
         waitpid(pid, &ret, 0);
     }
 
-    ret = android_reboot(ANDROID_RB_RESTART2, 0, (char *) arg);
+    ret = snprintf(property_val, sizeof(property_val), "reboot,%s", (char *) arg);
+    if (ret >= (int) sizeof(property_val)) {
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "reboot string too long. length=%d\n", ret);
+        writex(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    ret = property_set(ANDROID_RB_PROPERTY, property_val);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "reboot failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "reboot failed: %d\n", ret);
         writex(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
     }
+cleanup:
     free(arg);
     adb_close(fd);
 }