diff --git a/packaging/init/evcc.service b/packaging/init/evcc.service
index 8cd7735e3..14867c72e 100644
--- a/packaging/init/evcc.service
+++ b/packaging/init/evcc.service
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ StartLimitIntervalSec=10
 StartLimitBurst=10
 
 [Service]
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/evcc
 Environment="EVCC_DATABASE_DSN=/var/lib/evcc/evcc.db"
 Restart=always