diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 145f642fd..235533f53 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ loglevel 3
     write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_compat_yield 1
     write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_child_runs_first 0
     write /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space 2
+    write /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict 2
 
 # Create cgroup mount points for process groups
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl