diff --git a/app-i18n/fbterm/fbterm-1.7_p20190503.ebuild b/app-i18n/fbterm/fbterm-1.7_p20190503.ebuild
index fa95d577d192a..7aadffea21ad2 100644
--- a/app-i18n/fbterm/fbterm-1.7_p20190503.ebuild
+++ b/app-i18n/fbterm/fbterm-1.7_p20190503.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="7"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-autoconf-2.68.patch )
 
 FILECAPS=(
-	cap_sys_tty_config+ep usr/bin/${PN}
+	-m u+s cap_sys_tty_config+ep usr/bin/${PN}
 )
 
 src_prepare() {
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ src_compile() {
 	emake AR="$(tc-getAR)"
 }
 
-src_install() {
-	default
-
-	use filecaps || fperms u+s /usr/bin/${PN}
-}
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	fcaps_pkg_postinst