diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
index 68299615b5b9f..ac742a0610417 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/ZygoteInit.java
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ 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