diff --git a/contrib/unbound.service.in b/contrib/unbound.service.in
index 6726f9d8c..334ab6d17 100644
--- a/contrib/unbound.service.in
+++ b/contrib/unbound.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStart=@UNBOUND_SBIN_DIR@/unbound -d
 NotifyAccess=main
 Type=notify
-CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_IPC_LOCK CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_SYS_RESOURCE CAP_NET_RAW
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_IPC_LOCK CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_SYS_RESOURCE CAP_NET_RAW CAP_KILL
 MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
 NoNewPrivileges=true
 PrivateDevices=true