diff --git a/iputils.changes b/iputils.changes
index 9415122..6118300 100644
--- a/iputils.changes
+++ b/iputils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 11 03:56:55 UTC 2010 - reddwarf@opensuse.org
+
+- Use POSIX capabilities instead of SUID for ping
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  7 20:35:03 UTC 2010 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/iputils.spec b/iputils.spec
index 59624fd..ca3d9c9 100644
--- a/iputils.spec
+++ b/iputils.spec
@@ -100,8 +100,14 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /sbin/arping
 /sbin/ifenslave
 /sbin/clockdiff
+# Official rpm packages prior to 11.4 hadn't libcap support
+%if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1130
 %attr(4755,root,root) /bin/ping
 %attr(4755,root,root) /bin/ping6
+%else
+%caps(cap_net_raw=ep) /bin/ping
+%caps(cap_net_raw=ep) /bin/ping6
+%endif
 /bin/ipg
 /sbin/tracepath
 /sbin/tracepath6