diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index d95cf71043bec..ebd45ad37db96 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ 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