diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_thr.c b/sys/kern/kern_thr.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_thr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_thr.c
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@
 		switch(rtp->type) {
 		case RTP_PRIO_REALTIME:
 		case RTP_PRIO_FIFO:
-			/* Only root can set scheduler policy */
-			if (priv_check(td, PRIV_SCHED_SETPOLICY) != 0)
+			/* Needs scheduler policy or realtime privileges */
+			if (priv_check(td, PRIV_SCHED_SETPOLICY) != 0 &&
+			    priv_check(td, PRIV_SCHED_RTPRIO) != 0)
 				return (EPERM);
 			if (rtp->prio > RTP_PRIO_MAX)
 				return (EINVAL);