diff --git a/libcontainer/capabilities_linux.go b/libcontainer/capabilities_linux.go
index 6b8b465c..13932db8 100644
--- a/libcontainer/capabilities_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/capabilities_linux.go
@@ -12,44 +12,44 @@ import (
 const allCapabilityTypes = capability.CAPS | capability.BOUNDS
 
 var capabilityList = map[string]capability.Cap{
-	"SETPCAP":          capability.CAP_SETPCAP,
-	"SYS_MODULE":       capability.CAP_SYS_MODULE,
-	"SYS_RAWIO":        capability.CAP_SYS_RAWIO,
-	"SYS_PACCT":        capability.CAP_SYS_PACCT,
-	"SYS_ADMIN":        capability.CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
-	"SYS_NICE":         capability.CAP_SYS_NICE,
-	"SYS_RESOURCE":     capability.CAP_SYS_RESOURCE,
-	"SYS_TIME":         capability.CAP_SYS_TIME,
-	"SYS_TTY_CONFIG":   capability.CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG,
-	"MKNOD":            capability.CAP_MKNOD,
-	"AUDIT_WRITE":      capability.CAP_AUDIT_WRITE,
-	"AUDIT_CONTROL":    capability.CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL,
-	"MAC_OVERRIDE":     capability.CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE,
-	"MAC_ADMIN":        capability.CAP_MAC_ADMIN,
-	"NET_ADMIN":        capability.CAP_NET_ADMIN,
-	"SYSLOG":           capability.CAP_SYSLOG,
-	"CHOWN":            capability.CAP_CHOWN,
-	"NET_RAW":          capability.CAP_NET_RAW,
-	"DAC_OVERRIDE":     capability.CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
-	"FOWNER":           capability.CAP_FOWNER,
-	"DAC_READ_SEARCH":  capability.CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH,
-	"FSETID":           capability.CAP_FSETID,
-	"KILL":             capability.CAP_KILL,
-	"SETGID":           capability.CAP_SETGID,
-	"SETUID":           capability.CAP_SETUID,
-	"LINUX_IMMUTABLE":  capability.CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE,
-	"NET_BIND_SERVICE": capability.CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,
-	"NET_BROADCAST":    capability.CAP_NET_BROADCAST,
-	"IPC_LOCK":         capability.CAP_IPC_LOCK,
-	"IPC_OWNER":        capability.CAP_IPC_OWNER,
-	"SYS_CHROOT":       capability.CAP_SYS_CHROOT,
-	"SYS_PTRACE":       capability.CAP_SYS_PTRACE,
-	"SYS_BOOT":         capability.CAP_SYS_BOOT,
-	"LEASE":            capability.CAP_LEASE,
-	"SETFCAP":          capability.CAP_SETFCAP,
-	"WAKE_ALARM":       capability.CAP_WAKE_ALARM,
-	"BLOCK_SUSPEND":    capability.CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND,
-	"AUDIT_READ":       capability.CAP_AUDIT_READ,
+	"CAP_SETPCAP":          capability.CAP_SETPCAP,
+	"CAP_SYS_MODULE":       capability.CAP_SYS_MODULE,
+	"CAP_SYS_RAWIO":        capability.CAP_SYS_RAWIO,
+	"CAP_SYS_PACCT":        capability.CAP_SYS_PACCT,
+	"CAP_SYS_ADMIN":        capability.CAP_SYS_ADMIN,
+	"CAP_SYS_NICE":         capability.CAP_SYS_NICE,
+	"CAP_SYS_RESOURCE":     capability.CAP_SYS_RESOURCE,
+	"CAP_SYS_TIME":         capability.CAP_SYS_TIME,
+	"CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG":   capability.CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG,
+	"CAP_MKNOD":            capability.CAP_MKNOD,
+	"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE":      capability.CAP_AUDIT_WRITE,
+	"CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL":    capability.CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL,
+	"CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE":     capability.CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE,
+	"CAP_MAC_ADMIN":        capability.CAP_MAC_ADMIN,
+	"CAP_NET_ADMIN":        capability.CAP_NET_ADMIN,
+	"CAP_SYSLOG":           capability.CAP_SYSLOG,
+	"CAP_CHOWN":            capability.CAP_CHOWN,
+	"CAP_NET_RAW":          capability.CAP_NET_RAW,
+	"CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE":     capability.CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,
+	"CAP_FOWNER":           capability.CAP_FOWNER,
+	"CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH":  capability.CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH,
+	"CAP_FSETID":           capability.CAP_FSETID,
+	"CAP_KILL":             capability.CAP_KILL,
+	"CAP_SETGID":           capability.CAP_SETGID,
+	"CAP_SETUID":           capability.CAP_SETUID,
+	"CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE":  capability.CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE,
+	"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE": capability.CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,
+	"CAP_NET_BROADCAST":    capability.CAP_NET_BROADCAST,
+	"CAP_IPC_LOCK":         capability.CAP_IPC_LOCK,
+	"CAP_IPC_OWNER":        capability.CAP_IPC_OWNER,
+	"CAP_SYS_CHROOT":       capability.CAP_SYS_CHROOT,
+	"CAP_SYS_PTRACE":       capability.CAP_SYS_PTRACE,
+	"CAP_SYS_BOOT":         capability.CAP_SYS_BOOT,
+	"CAP_LEASE":            capability.CAP_LEASE,
+	"CAP_SETFCAP":          capability.CAP_SETFCAP,
+	"CAP_WAKE_ALARM":       capability.CAP_WAKE_ALARM,
+	"CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND":    capability.CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND,
+	"CAP_AUDIT_READ":       capability.CAP_AUDIT_READ,
 }
 
 func newCapWhitelist(caps []string) (*whitelist, error) {
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
index bbd1037f..582d6bb3 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestProcessCaps(t *testing.T) {
 	ok(t, err)
 	defer container.Destroy()
 
-	processCaps := append(config.Capabilities, "NET_ADMIN")
+	processCaps := append(config.Capabilities, "CAP_NET_ADMIN")
 
 	var stdout bytes.Buffer
 	pconfig := libcontainer.Process{
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
index 7b2ff4c7..cbc9df70 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ func newTemplateConfig(rootfs string) *configs.Config {
 	return &configs.Config{
 		Rootfs: rootfs,
 		Capabilities: []string{
-			"CHOWN",
-			"DAC_OVERRIDE",
-			"FSETID",
-			"FOWNER",
-			"MKNOD",
-			"NET_RAW",
-			"SETGID",
-			"SETUID",
-			"SETFCAP",
-			"SETPCAP",
-			"NET_BIND_SERVICE",
-			"SYS_CHROOT",
-			"KILL",
-			"AUDIT_WRITE",
+			"CAP_CHOWN",
+			"CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE",
+			"CAP_FSETID",
+			"CAP_FOWNER",
+			"CAP_MKNOD",
+			"CAP_NET_RAW",
+			"CAP_SETGID",
+			"CAP_SETUID",
+			"CAP_SETFCAP",
+			"CAP_SETPCAP",
+			"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE",
+			"CAP_SYS_CHROOT",
+			"CAP_KILL",
+			"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
 		},
 		Namespaces: configs.Namespaces([]configs.Namespace{
 			{Type: configs.NEWNS},
diff --git a/spec.go b/spec.go
index 5a5184a3..a27df3ca 100644
--- a/spec.go
+++ b/spec.go
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ var specCommand = cli.Command{
 			},
 			Linux: specs.Linux{
 				Capabilities: []string{
-					"AUDIT_WRITE",
-					"KILL",
-					"NET_BIND_SERVICE",
+					"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+					"CAP_KILL",
+					"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE",
 				},
 			},
 		}