diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild
index 931bff079adb7..e66d97df26089 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="BSD-2"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="audit bash debug pam newnet +netifrc selinux s6 +sysvinit sysv-utils unicode"
+IUSE="audit bash caps debug pam newnet +netifrc selinux s6 +sysvinit sysv-utils unicode"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 	audit? ( sys-process/audit )
+	caps? ( sys-libs/libcap )
 	sys-process/psmisc
 	selinux? (
 		sys-apps/policycoreutils
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
 		$(meson_feature audit)
 		"-Dbranding=\"Gentoo Linux\""
+		$(meson_features caps capabilities)
 		$(meson_use newnet)
 		-Dos=Linux
 		$(meson_use pam)