diff --git a/init/service.cpp b/init/service.cpp
index f9a452ba9..f2e5d228c 100644
--- a/init/service.cpp
+++ b/init/service.cpp
@@ -235,8 +235,15 @@ void Service::KillProcessGroup(int signal) {
 void Service::SetProcessAttributes() {
     // Keep capabilites on uid change.
     if (capabilities_.any() && uid_) {
-        if (prctl(PR_SET_SECUREBITS, SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS | SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED) != 0) {
-            PLOG(FATAL) << "prtcl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS) failed for " << name_;
+        // If Android is running in a container, some securebits might already
+        // be locked, so don't change those.
+        int64_t securebits = prctl(PR_GET_SECUREBITS);
+        if (securebits == -1) {
+            PLOG(FATAL) << "prctl(PR_GET_SECUREBITS) failed for " << name_;
+        }
+        securebits |= SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS | SECBIT_KEEP_CAPS_LOCKED;
+        if (prctl(PR_SET_SECUREBITS, securebits) != 0) {
+            PLOG(FATAL) << "prctl(PR_SET_SECUREBITS) failed for " << name_;
         }
     }