diff --git a/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c b/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c
index 6ceb88eb9b59..105c1c31a316 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c
+++ b/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ struct security_class_mapping {
 
 #include "classmap.h"
 #include "initial_sid_to_string.h"
+#include "policycap_names.h"
+
+#define ARRAY_SIZE(arr) (sizeof(arr) / sizeof((arr)[0]))
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -115,6 +118,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* enable all policy capabilities */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_policycap_names); i++)
+		fprintf(fout, "policycap %s;\n", selinux_policycap_names[i]);
+
 	/* types, roles, and allows */
 	fprintf(fout, "type base_t;\n");
 	fprintf(fout, "role base_r;\n");
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/policycap.h b/security/selinux/include/policycap.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ec038efbb03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/selinux/include/policycap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _SELINUX_POLICYCAP_H_
+#define _SELINUX_POLICYCAP_H_
+
+/* Policy capabilities */
+enum {
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_NETPEER,
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_OPENPERM,
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_EXTSOCKCLASS,
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_ALWAYSNETWORK,
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_CGROUPSECLABEL,
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_NNP_NOSUID_TRANSITION,
+	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_GENFS_SECLABEL_SYMLINKS,
+	__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX
+};
+#define POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX (__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX - 1)
+
+extern const char *selinux_policycap_names[__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX];
+
+#endif /* _SELINUX_POLICYCAP_H_ */
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/policycap_names.h b/security/selinux/include/policycap_names.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b89289f092c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/selinux/include/policycap_names.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _SELINUX_POLICYCAP_NAMES_H_
+#define _SELINUX_POLICYCAP_NAMES_H_
+
+#include "policycap.h"
+
+/* Policy capability names */
+const char *selinux_policycap_names[__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX] = {
+	"network_peer_controls",
+	"open_perms",
+	"extended_socket_class",
+	"always_check_network",
+	"cgroup_seclabel",
+	"nnp_nosuid_transition",
+	"genfs_seclabel_symlinks"
+};
+
+#endif /* _SELINUX_POLICYCAP_NAMES_H_ */
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/security.h b/security/selinux/include/security.h
index b0e02cfe3ce1..02dd91c12235 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/security.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/security.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include "flask.h"
+#include "policycap.h"
 
 #define SECSID_NULL			0x00000000 /* unspecified SID */
 #define SECSID_WILD			0xffffffff /* wildcard SID */
@@ -72,21 +73,6 @@ struct netlbl_lsm_secattr;
 
 extern int selinux_enabled_boot;
 
-/* Policy capabilities */
-enum {
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_NETPEER,
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_OPENPERM,
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_EXTSOCKCLASS,
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_ALWAYSNETWORK,
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_CGROUPSECLABEL,
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_NNP_NOSUID_TRANSITION,
-	POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_GENFS_SECLABEL_SYMLINKS,
-	__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX
-};
-#define POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX (__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX - 1)
-
-extern const char *selinux_policycap_names[__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX];
-
 /*
  * type_datum properties
  * available at the kernel policy version >= POLICYDB_VERSION_BOUNDARY
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index 1caf4e603309..676550103fac 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -64,17 +64,7 @@
 #include "xfrm.h"
 #include "ebitmap.h"
 #include "audit.h"
-
-/* Policy capability names */
-const char *selinux_policycap_names[__POLICYDB_CAPABILITY_MAX] = {
-	"network_peer_controls",
-	"open_perms",
-	"extended_socket_class",
-	"always_check_network",
-	"cgroup_seclabel",
-	"nnp_nosuid_transition",
-	"genfs_seclabel_symlinks"
-};
+#include "policycap_names.h"
 
 static struct selinux_ss selinux_ss;