diff --git a/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile b/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile
index 6c19bd10..bd8e7a79 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile
+++ b/policycoreutils/newrole/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ifeq (${NAMESPACE_PRIV},y)
 endif
 ifeq (${IS_SUID},y)
 	MODE := 4555
-	LDLIBS += -lcap
+	LDLIBS += -lcap-ng
 else
 	MODE := 0555
 endif
diff --git a/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c b/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c
index d191be63..16e281f7 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #endif
 #if defined(AUDIT_LOG_PRIV) || (NAMESPACE_PRIV)
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
-#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <cap-ng.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_NLS
 #include <locale.h>		/* for setlocale() */
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 #define PACKAGE "policycoreutils"	/* the name of this package lang translation */
 #endif
 
+#define TRUE 1
+#define FALSE 0
+
 /* USAGE_STRING describes the command-line args of this program. */
 #define USAGE_STRING "USAGE: newrole [ -r role ] [ -t type ] [ -l level ] [ -p ] [ -V ] [ -- args ]"
 
@@ -538,69 +541,23 @@ static int restore_environment(int preserve_environment,
  * Returns zero on success, non-zero otherwise
  */
 #if defined(AUDIT_LOG_PRIV) && !defined(NAMESPACE_PRIV)
-static int drop_capabilities(void)
+static int drop_capabilities(int full)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
-	cap_t new_caps, tmp_caps;
-	cap_value_t cap_list[] = { CAP_AUDIT_WRITE };
-	cap_value_t tmp_cap_list[] = { CAP_AUDIT_WRITE, CAP_SETUID };
-	uid_t uid = getuid();
-
-	if (!uid)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Non-root caller, suid root path */
-	new_caps = cap_init();
-	tmp_caps = cap_init();
-	if (!new_caps || !tmp_caps) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error initializing capabilities, aborting.\n"));
+	capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+	if (capng_lock() < 0) 
 		return -1;
-	}
-	rc |= cap_set_flag(new_caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 1, cap_list, CAP_SET);
-	rc |= cap_set_flag(new_caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, cap_list, CAP_SET);
-	rc |= cap_set_flag(tmp_caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 2, tmp_cap_list, CAP_SET);
-	rc |= cap_set_flag(tmp_caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 2, tmp_cap_list, CAP_SET);
-	if (rc) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error setting capabilities, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
 
-	/* Keep capabilities across uid change */
-	if (prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 1, 0, 0, 0)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error setting KEEPCAPS, aborting\n"));
-		rc = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Does this temporary change really buy us much? */
-	/* We should still have root's caps, so drop most capabilities now */
-	if ((rc = cap_set_proc(tmp_caps))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error dropping capabilities, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
+	uid_t uid = getuid();
+	if (!uid) return 0;
 
 	/* Change uid */
-	if ((rc = setresuid(uid, uid, uid))) {
+	if (setresuid(uid, uid, uid)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Error changing uid, aborting.\n"));
-		goto out;
+		return -1;
 	}
-
-	/* Now get rid of this ability */
-	if ((rc = prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 0, 0, 0, 0) < 0)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error resetting KEEPCAPS, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Finish dropping capabilities. */
-	if ((rc = cap_set_proc(new_caps))) {
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			_("Error dropping SETUID capability, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
-      out:
-	if (cap_free(tmp_caps) || cap_free(new_caps))
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error freeing caps\n"));
-	return rc;
+	if (! full) 
+		capng_update(CAPNG_ADD, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE | CAPNG_PERMITTED, CAP_AUDIT_WRITE);
+	return capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
 }
 #elif defined(NAMESPACE_PRIV)
 /**
@@ -616,50 +573,25 @@ static int drop_capabilities(void)
  *
  * Returns zero on success, non-zero otherwise
  */
-static int drop_capabilities(void)
+static int drop_capabilities(int full)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
-	cap_t new_caps;
-	cap_value_t cap_list[] = { CAP_AUDIT_WRITE, CAP_SETUID,
-		CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_FOWNER, CAP_CHOWN,
-		CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE
-	};
+	capng_clear(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
+	if (capng_lock() < 0) 
+		return -1;
 
-	if (!getuid())
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Non-root caller, suid root path */
-	new_caps = cap_init();
-	if (!new_caps) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error initializing capabilities, aborting.\n"));
+	uid_t uid = getuid();
+	/* Change uid */
+	if (setresuid(uid, uid, uid)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, _("Error changing uid, aborting.\n"));
 		return -1;
 	}
-	rc |= cap_set_flag(new_caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 6, cap_list, CAP_SET);
-	rc |= cap_set_flag(new_caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 6, cap_list, CAP_SET);
-	if (rc) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error setting capabilities, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Ensure that caps are dropped after setuid call */
-	if ((rc = prctl(PR_SET_KEEPCAPS, 0, 0, 0, 0) < 0)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error resetting KEEPCAPS, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* We should still have root's caps, so drop most capabilities now */
-	if ((rc = cap_set_proc(new_caps))) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error dropping capabilities, aborting\n"));
-		goto out;
-	}
-      out:
-	if (cap_free(new_caps))
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Error freeing caps\n"));
-	return rc;
+	if (! full) 
+		capng_update(CAPNG_ADD, CAPNG_EFFECTIVE | CAPNG_PERMITTED, CAP_SYS_ADMIN | CAP_FOWNER | CAP_CHOWN | CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
+	return capng_apply(CAPNG_SELECT_BOTH);
 }
 
 #else
-static inline int drop_capabilities(void)
+static inline int drop_capabilities(__attribute__ ((__unused__)) int full)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1098,7 +1030,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * if it makes sense to continue to run newrole, and setting up
 	 * a scrubbed environment.
 	 */
-	if (drop_capabilities())
+	if (drop_capabilities(FALSE))
 		return -1;
 	if (set_signal_handles())
 		return -1;
@@ -1334,11 +1266,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	if (send_audit_message(1, old_context, new_context, ttyn))
 		goto err_close_pam_session;
+	freecon(old_context); old_context=NULL;
+	freecon(new_context); new_context=NULL;
+
 #ifdef NAMESPACE_PRIV
 	if (transition_to_caller_uid())
 		goto err_close_pam_session;
 #endif
 
+	drop_capabilities(TRUE);
 	/* Handle environment changes */
 	if (restore_environment(preserve_environment, old_environ, &pw)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Unable to restore the environment, "