diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteConnection.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteConnection.java
index da0c5a2255729..c473fd2a5e115 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteConnection.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteConnection.java
@@ -680,19 +680,6 @@ class ZygoteConnection {
             FileDescriptor[] descriptors, PrintStream newStderr)
             throws ZygoteInit.MethodAndArgsCaller {
 
-        /*
-         * First, set the capabilities if necessary
-         */
-
-        if (parsedArgs.uid != 0) {
-            try {
-                ZygoteInit.setCapabilities(parsedArgs.permittedCapabilities,
-                        parsedArgs.effectiveCapabilities);
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Error setting capabilities", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
         /*
          * Close the socket, unless we're in "peer wait" mode, in which
          * case it's used to track the liveness of this process.
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index b677b1e604898..99be931ee22db 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -508,18 +508,6 @@ public class ZygoteInit {
     private static void handleSystemServerProcess(
             ZygoteConnection.Arguments parsedArgs)
             throws ZygoteInit.MethodAndArgsCaller {
-        /*
-         * First, set the capabilities if necessary
-         */
-
-        if (parsedArgs.uid != 0) {
-            try {
-                setCapabilities(parsedArgs.permittedCapabilities,
-                                parsedArgs.effectiveCapabilities);
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Error setting capabilities", ex);
-            }
-        }
 
         closeServerSocket();
 
@@ -565,7 +553,9 @@ public class ZygoteInit {
             /* Request to fork the system server process */
             pid = Zygote.forkSystemServer(
                     parsedArgs.uid, parsedArgs.gid,
-                    parsedArgs.gids, debugFlags, null);
+                    parsedArgs.gids, debugFlags, null,
+                    parsedArgs.permittedCapabilities,
+                    parsedArgs.effectiveCapabilities);
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
             throw new RuntimeException(ex);
         }