diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index a8c136a1cf4e..3cc1e59dd789 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -7783,7 +7783,7 @@ static int io_sq_offload_create(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 		struct io_sq_data *sqd;
 
 		ret = -EPERM;
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && !capable(CAP_SYS_NICE))
 			goto err;
 
 		sqd = io_get_sq_data(p);