--- a/runtime/common/config/governance/technical_committee.rs
+++ b/runtime/common/config/governance/technical_committee.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	type RemoveOrigin = RootOrMoreThanHalfCouncil;
 	type SwapOrigin = RootOrMoreThanHalfCouncil;
 	type ResetOrigin = EnsureRoot<AccountId>;
-	type PrimeOrigin = EnsureRoot<AccountId>;
+	type PrimeOrigin = RootOrMoreThanHalfCouncil;
 	type MembershipInitialized = TechnicalCommittee;
 	type MembershipChanged = TechnicalCommittee;
 	type MaxMembers = TechnicalMaxMembers;