diff --git a/contrib/unbound.service.in b/contrib/unbound.service.in
index cc8d0ed2d..45101f612 100644
--- a/contrib/unbound.service.in
+++ b/contrib/unbound.service.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ExecReload=+/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStart=@UNBOUND_SBIN_DIR@/unbound -d -p
 NotifyAccess=main
 Type=notify
-CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_SYS_RESOURCE CAP_NET_RAW
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_SYS_RESOURCE CAP_NET_RAW CAP_NET_ADMIN
 MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
 NoNewPrivileges=true
 PrivateDevices=true