diff --git a/libcutils/fs_config.c b/libcutils/fs_config.c
index b701bbaae..013999a95 100644
--- a/libcutils/fs_config.c
+++ b/libcutils/fs_config.c
@@ -177,8 +177,11 @@ static const struct fs_path_config android_files[] = {
                                            CAP_MASK_LONG(CAP_SETPCAP),
                                               "system/bin/webview_zygote64" },
 
-    { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/bin/crash_dump32" },
-    { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/bin/crash_dump64" },
+    { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     CAP_MASK_LONG(CAP_SYS_PTRACE),
+                                              "system/bin/crash_dump32" },
+    { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     CAP_MASK_LONG(CAP_SYS_PTRACE),
+                                              "system/bin/crash_dump64" },
+
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/bin/debuggerd" },
     { 00750, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "system/bin/uncrypt" },
     { 00750, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, "system/bin/install-recovery.sh" },