diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/default.nix
index 09ab6c4fcf3f..35fb022631e0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/default.nix
@@ -1980,6 +1980,7 @@ in
         StateDirectory = cfg.stateDir;
         StateDirectoryMode = "0700";
         # Hardening
+        CapabilityBoundingSet = [ "" ];
         DeviceAllow = [ "/dev/null rw" ];
         DevicePolicy = "strict";
         LockPersonality = true;