diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 29435e10..f7c9de84 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dist_man_MANS = mtr.8 mtr-packet.8
 PATHFILES += man/mtr.8 man/mtr-packet.8
 
 install-exec-hook: 
-	`setcap cap_net_raw+ep $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/mtr-packet` \
+	`setcap cap_net_raw+p $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/mtr-packet` \
 	|| chmod u+s $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/mtr-packet
 
 mtr_SOURCES = ui/mtr.c ui/mtr.h \
diff --git a/SECURITY b/SECURITY
index 82c697c4..8714fe80 100644
--- a/SECURITY
+++ b/SECURITY
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ On Linux, privileges are known as capabilities. The only additional
 capability that mtr-packet needs is cap_net_raw. To give this
 capability to the mtr-packet binary, run the following command as root:
 
-# setcap cap_net_raw+ep mtr-packet
+# setcap cap_net_raw+p mtr-packet
 
 
 2. Run mtr as the root user.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad813322..450b32d8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ \
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([ \
   __fpending \
   fcntl \
+  prctl \
 ])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNC([error], [with_error=no],
@@ -113,6 +114,11 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_CURSES], [test "x$with_ncurses" = xyes])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([cap], [cap_set_proc], [have_cap="yes"],
   AS_IF([test "$host_os" = linux-gnu],
     AC_MSG_WARN([Capabilities support is strongly recommended for increased security.  See SECURITY for more information.])))
+AS_IF([test "x$have_cap" = "xyes"], [
+  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBCAP], [1], [Define when libcap is in use])
+  AC_SUBST([CAP_LIBS], [-lcap])
+])
+
 
 # Enable ipinfo
 AC_ARG_WITH([ipinfo],
diff --git a/packet/packet.c b/packet/packet.c
index a8c2b6e3..ca951a3f 100644
--- a/packet/packet.c
+++ b/packet/packet.c
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
 #include <sys/capability.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+# include <sys/prctl.h>
+# ifndef PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS
+#  define PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS 38
+# endif
+#endif
+
 #include "wait.h"
 
 /*  Drop SUID privileges.  To be used after accquiring raw sockets.  */
@@ -69,6 +76,11 @@ int drop_elevated_permissions(
         return -1;
     }
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+    if (prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+#endif
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/packet/probe_unix.c b/packet/probe_unix.c
index 363930f1..6460a12d 100644
--- a/packet/probe_unix.c
+++ b/packet/probe_unix.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP
+# include <sys/capability.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "protocols.h"
 #include "sockaddr.h"
@@ -402,6 +406,43 @@ int open_ip6_sockets_dgram(
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP
+static int modify_capability(cap_value_t cap, cap_flag_value_t on)
+{
+    cap_t cap_p = cap_get_proc();
+    cap_flag_value_t cap_ok;
+    int rc = -1;
+
+    if (!cap_p) {
+        error(0, errno, "cap_get_proc");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    cap_ok = CAP_CLEAR;
+    cap_get_flag(cap_p, cap, CAP_PERMITTED, &cap_ok);
+    if (cap_ok == CAP_CLEAR) {
+        rc = on ? -1 : 0;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    cap_set_flag(cap_p, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, &cap, on);
+
+    if (cap_set_proc(cap_p) < 0) {
+        error(0, errno, "cap_set_proc");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    cap_free(cap_p);
+    cap_p = NULL;
+
+    rc = 0;
+ out:
+    if (cap_p)
+        cap_free(cap_p);
+    return rc;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
     The first half of the net state initialization.  Since this
     happens with elevated privileges, this is kept as minimal
@@ -417,6 +458,9 @@ void init_net_state_privileged(
 
     net_state->platform.next_sequence = MIN_PORT;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP
+    modify_capability(CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_SET);
+#endif
     if (open_ip4_sockets_raw(net_state)) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LINUX_ERRQUEUE_H
         /* fall back to using unprivileged sockets */
@@ -433,7 +477,9 @@ void init_net_state_privileged(
         }
 #endif
     }
-
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP
+    modify_capability(CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_CLEAR);
+#endif
     /*
        If we couldn't open either IPv4 or IPv6 sockets, we can't do
        much, so print errors and exit.