diff --git a/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-1.8.4.ebuild b/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-1.8.4.ebuild
index e4a0ea6d42cd..e76a3d765c0f 100644
--- a/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-1.8.4.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-1.8.4.ebuild
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ src_configure() {
 	meson_src_configure
 }
 
-pkg_postinst() {
-	use !pam && fcaps -m u+s cap_dac_read_search usr/bin/swaylock
+src_install() {
+	meson_src_install
+	use pam || fperms u+s /usr/bin/swaylock
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	use pam || fcaps -M u-s cap_dac_read_search usr/bin/swaylock
 }
diff --git a/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-9999.ebuild
index e4a0ea6d42cd..e76a3d765c0f 100644
--- a/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/swaylock/swaylock-9999.ebuild
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ src_configure() {
 	meson_src_configure
 }
 
-pkg_postinst() {
-	use !pam && fcaps -m u+s cap_dac_read_search usr/bin/swaylock
+src_install() {
+	meson_src_install
+	use pam || fperms u+s /usr/bin/swaylock
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	use pam || fcaps -M u-s cap_dac_read_search usr/bin/swaylock
 }