diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index 9c960c04d4914..811719698eab0 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ public class ZygoteInit {
             OsConstants.CAP_NET_RAW,
             OsConstants.CAP_SYS_MODULE,
             OsConstants.CAP_SYS_NICE,
+            OsConstants.CAP_SYS_PTRACE,
             OsConstants.CAP_SYS_RESOURCE,
             OsConstants.CAP_SYS_TIME,
             OsConstants.CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG