diff --git a/community-mysql.spec b/community-mysql.spec
index c00d817..81f82b0 100644
--- a/community-mysql.spec
+++ b/community-mysql.spec
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
 Name:             community-mysql
 Version:          8.0.12
-Release:          1%{?with_debug:.debug}%{?dist}
+Release:          2%{?with_debug:.debug}%{?dist}
 Summary:          MySQL client programs and shared libraries
 URL:              http://www.mysql.com
 
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ Requires:         systemd
 # Make sure it's there when scriptlets run, too
 %{?systemd_requires: %systemd_requires}
 %endif
+# SYS_NICE capabilities; #1540946
+Recommends:       libcap
+
 %if %{with mysql_names}
 Provides:         mysql-server = %{sameevr}
 Provides:         mysql-server%{?_isa} = %{sameevr}
@@ -719,6 +722,10 @@ fi
 semanage fcontext -a -t mysqld_log_t '/var/log/mysql(/.*)?'
 restorecon -r %{logfiledir}
 
+# Enable the SYS_NICE capablilities; #1540946
+if [ -e "/usr/sbin/setcap" ] ; then
+  setcap cap_sys_nice+ep /usr/libexec/mysqld
+fi
 
 %preun server
 %if %{with init_systemd}
@@ -941,6 +948,10 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 06 2018 Michal Schorm <mschorm@redhat.com> - 8.0.12-2
+- Fix the SYS_NICE capabilities
+  Related: #1540946
+
 * Wed Aug 01 2018 Norvald H. Ryeng <norvald.ryeng@oracle.com> - 8.0.12-1
 - Update to MySQL 8.0.12