diff -ur syslog-ng-3.2.4.org/lib/gprocess.c syslog-ng-3.2.4/lib/gprocess.c
--- syslog-ng-3.2.4.org/lib/gprocess.c	2011-09-10 19:11:42.848926449 +0200
+++ syslog-ng-3.2.4/lib/gprocess.c	2011-09-10 19:21:08.665586449 +0200
@@ -305,10 +305,23 @@
   return;
 }
 
+#define LINUX_VERSION(x,y,z)    (0x10000*(x) + 0x100*(y) + z)
+
+static int
+get_kernel_version(void) {
+	static struct utsname uts;
+	int x = 0, y = 0, z = 0;
+	if ((uname(&uts) == -1) || (sscanf(uts.release, "%u.%u.%u", &x, &y, &z) < 2)) {
+		msg_error("Unable to retrieve kernel version.", NULL);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return LINUX_VERSION(x, y, z);
+}
+
 gboolean
 g_process_check_cap_syslog(void)
 {
-  int ret;
+  int ret, kver;
 
   if (have_capsyslog)
     return TRUE;
@@ -320,6 +333,10 @@
   if (ret == -1)
     return FALSE;
 
+  kver = get_kernel_version();
+  if (kver > 0 && kver < LINUX_VERSION(2,6,38))
+    return FALSE;
+
   have_capsyslog = TRUE;
   return TRUE;
 }
diff -ur syslog-ng-3.2.4.org/lib/gprocess.h syslog-ng-3.2.4/lib/gprocess.h
--- syslog-ng-3.2.4.org/lib/gprocess.h	2011-09-10 19:11:42.848926449 +0200
+++ syslog-ng-3.2.4/lib/gprocess.h	2011-09-10 19:15:44.334619870 +0200
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "syslog-ng.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #if ENABLE_LINUX_CAPS
 #  include <sys/capability.h>