diff --git a/bess-upf/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml b/bess-upf/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
index 3786a89..ace1685 100644
--- a/bess-upf/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
+++ b/bess-upf/templates/statefulset-upf.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
           capabilities:
             add:
             - IPC_LOCK
+            - CAP_SYS_NICE
         stdin: true
         tty: true
         command: ["/bin/bash", "-xc"]