diff --git a/dhcp-4.1.0p1-capability.patch b/dhcp-4.1.0p1-capability.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc885f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhcp-4.1.0p1-capability.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+diff -urp dhcp-4.1.0p1.orig/client/dhclient.c dhcp-4.1.0p1/client/dhclient.c
+--- dhcp-4.1.0p1.orig/client/dhclient.c	2009-08-15 11:44:33.000000000 -0400
++++ dhcp-4.1.0p1/client/dhclient.c	2009-08-15 12:32:52.000000000 -0400
+@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
+ #include <sys/time.h>
+ #include <sys/wait.h>
+ #include <limits.h>
++#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
++#include <cap-ng.h>
++#endif
+ 
+ /*
+  * Defined in stdio.h when _GNU_SOURCE is set, but we don't want to define
+@@ -422,6 +425,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
+ 		path_dhclient_script = s;
+ 	}
+ 
++#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_NG
++	/* Drop capabilities */
++	capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
++	capng_updatev(CAPNG_ADD,
++			CAPNG_EFFECTIVE|CAPNG_PERMITTED|CAPNG_BOUNDING_SET,
++			CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE, -1);
++	capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
++#endif
++
+ 	/* Set up the initial dhcp option universe. */
+ 	initialize_common_option_spaces();
+ 
+diff -urp dhcp-4.1.0p1.orig/client/Makefile.am dhcp-4.1.0p1/client/Makefile.am
+--- dhcp-4.1.0p1.orig/client/Makefile.am	2009-08-15 11:44:33.000000000 -0400
++++ dhcp-4.1.0p1/client/Makefile.am	2009-08-15 12:32:34.000000000 -0400
+@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dhclient_SOURCES = clparse.c dhclient.c 
+ 		   scripts/netbsd scripts/nextstep scripts/openbsd \
+ 		   scripts/solaris scripts/openwrt
+ dhclient_LDADD = ../common/libdhcp.a ../minires/libres.a \
+-		 ../omapip/libomapi.a ../dst/libdst.a
++		 ../omapip/libomapi.a ../dst/libdst.a $(CAPNG_LDADD)
+ man_MANS = dhclient.8 dhclient-script.8 dhclient.conf.5 dhclient.leases.5
+ EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+ 
+diff -urp dhcp-4.1.0p1.orig/configure.ac dhcp-4.1.0p1/configure.ac
+--- dhcp-4.1.0p1.orig/configure.ac	2009-08-15 11:44:33.000000000 -0400
++++ dhcp-4.1.0p1/configure.ac	2009-08-15 12:32:34.000000000 -0400
+@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ AC_TRY_LINK(
+ # Look for optional headers.
+ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/socket.h net/if_dl.h net/if6.h regex.h)
+ 
++# look for capabilities library
++LIBCAP_NG_PATH
++
+ # find an MD5 library
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(MD5_Init, [crypto])
+ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(MD5Init, [crypto])
diff --git a/dhcp.spec b/dhcp.spec
index 47d4817..78da593 100644
--- a/dhcp.spec
+++ b/dhcp.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Summary:  Dynamic host configuration protocol software
 Name:     dhcp
 Version:  %{basever}p1
-Release:  4%{?dist}
+Release:  5%{?dist}
 # NEVER CHANGE THE EPOCH on this package.  The previous maintainer (prior to
 # dcantrell maintaining the package) made incorrect use of the epoch and
 # that's why it is at 12 now.  It should have never been used, but it was.
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Patch19:  %{name}-4.1.0-IFNAMSIZ.patch
 Patch20:  %{name}-4.1.0-add_timeout_when_NULL.patch
 Patch21:  %{name}-4.1.0-64_bit_lease_parse.patch
 Patch22:  %{name}-4.1.0-CVE-2009-1892.patch
+Patch23:  %{name}-4.1.0p1-capability.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: autoconf
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@ libdhcpctl and libomapi static libraries are also included in this package.
 # http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1892
 %patch22 -p1
 
+# Drop unnecessary capabilities in dhclient (#517649)
+%patch23 -p1
+
 # Copy in documentation and example scripts for LDAP patch to dhcpd
 %{__install} -p -m 0755 ldap-for-dhcp-%{ldappatchver}/dhcpd-conf-to-ldap contrib/
 
@@ -471,6 +475,9 @@ fi
 %attr(0644,root,root) %{_mandir}/man3/omapi.3.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 18 2009 David Cantrell <dcantrell@redhat.com> - 12:4.1.0p1-5
+- Drop unnecessary capabilities in dhclient (#517649)
+
 * Fri Aug 14 2009 David Cantrell <dcantrell@redhat.com> - 12:4.1.0p1-4
 - Upgrade to latest ldap-for-dhcp patch which makes sure that only
   dhcpd links with OpenLDAP (#517474)