diff --git a/src/sbbs3/targets.mk b/src/sbbs3/targets.mk
index 96ba85ce5febf82608c71aa62702d1f8446fe1c0..4b00b2e916b3d790845c3fd80cd3f3d30bc79860 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/targets.mk
+++ b/src/sbbs3/targets.mk
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ symlinks: all
 	ln -sfr umonitor/$(EXEODIR)/* $(SBBSEXEC)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(os),linux)
+.PHONY: setcap
+setcap: all
+	sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' $(EXEODIR)/sbbs
+endif
+
 .PHONY: sexyz
 sexyz:	$(SEXYZ)