diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
index 1c161e167be8..07b6eabf2c83 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/logging/logrotate.nix
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ in
         CapabilityBoundingSet = [
           "CAP_CHOWN"
           "CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE"
+          "CAP_FOWNER"
           "CAP_KILL"
           "CAP_SETUID"
           "CAP_SETGID"