diff --git a/kinit.spec b/kinit.spec
index c8e2622..bcd80ac 100644
--- a/kinit.spec
+++ b/kinit.spec
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Widgets) >= 5.2.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 BuildRequires:  libcap-devel
 PreReq:         permissions
-PreReq:         libcap-progs
 Summary:        Helper library to speed up start of applications on KDE workspaces
 License:        LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          System/GUI/KDE
 Url:            http://www.kde.org
 Source0:        kinit-%{version}.tar.xz
-Patch0:         use-capabilities.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ booting UNIX. Development files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build -- -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="%{optflags} -fpie" -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="%{optflags} -fpie" -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="-pie" -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-pie" -DCMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS="-pie"
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ echo "setBadness('permissions-file-setuid-bit', 998)" > $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/%name-rp
 %{_kf5_libdir}/libkdeinit5_klauncher.so
 %{_kf5_libexecdir}/klauncher
 %{_kf5_bindir}/kshell5
-%caps(cap_sys_resource=ep) %{_kf5_libexecdir}/start_kdeinit
+%verify(not mode caps) %attr(4755,root,root) %{_kf5_libexecdir}/start_kdeinit
 %{_kf5_libexecdir}/start_kdeinit_wrapper
 
 %files devel
diff --git a/use-capabilities.patch b/use-capabilities.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 80ce0bc..0000000
--- a/use-capabilities.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
-index c53e1de..f29ec47 100644
---- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
-+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
-@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ check_include_files(sys/exec.h  HAVE_SYS_EXEC_H)
- check_function_exists(pstat HAVE_PSTAT)
- check_function_exists(setproctitle HAVE_SETPROCTITLE)
- check_library_exists(socket connect "" HAVE_SOCKET_LIBRARY)
-+check_library_exists(cap cap_init "" HAVE_CAPABILITIES)
-diff --git a/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt b/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
-index 6bfc496..0c513de 100644
---- a/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/start_kdeinit/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Linux)
-     set(KDEINIT_OOM_PROTECT 1)
-     install(CODE "
-       set(START_KDEINIT_PATH \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR}/start_kdeinit\")
--        EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND sh -c \"chown 0 '\${START_KDEINIT_PATH}' && chmod u+s '\${START_KDEINIT_PATH}'\")
-+        EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND sh -c \"setcap 'CAP_SYS_RESOURCE=+ep' '\${START_KDEINIT_PATH}'\")
-     ")
- endif ()
-diff --git a/src/start_kdeinit/start_kdeinit.c b/src/start_kdeinit/start_kdeinit.c
-index 3c733e7..26d2843 100644
---- a/src/start_kdeinit/start_kdeinit.c
-+++ b/src/start_kdeinit/start_kdeinit.c
-@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
- #include <string.h>
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
-+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-+#include <sys/capability.h>
-+#endif
-+
- 
- #define EXECUTE CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX"/"BIN_INSTALL_DIR "/kdeinit5"
- 
-@@ -98,6 +102,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
-     unsigned i;
-     char **orig_environ = NULL;
-     char header[ 7 ];
-+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-+    cap_t caps;
-+#endif
-+
-     if (pipe(pipes) < 0) {
-         perror("pipe()");
-         return 1;
-@@ -111,6 +119,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
-         perror("fork()");
-         return 1;
-     default: /* parent, drop privileges and exec */
-+#ifdef HAVE_CAPABILITIES
-+        caps = cap_init();
-+        if (cap_set_proc(caps) < 0) {
-+            perror("cap_set_proc()");
-+            return 1;
-+        }
-+        cap_free(caps);
-+#endif
-         if (setgid(getgid())) {
-             perror("setgid()");
-             return 1;