diff --git a/setup-container.sh b/setup-container.sh
index 905132f5954..d95cd7bb328 100755
--- a/setup-container.sh
+++ b/setup-container.sh
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function start_local_container() {
         docker start ${CONTAINER_NAME}
     else
         log_info "creating a container: ${CONTAINER_NAME} ..."
-        eval "docker run -d -t ${PUBLISH_PORTS} ${ENV_VARS} -h ${CONTAINER_NAME} \
+        eval "docker run --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE -d -t ${PUBLISH_PORTS} ${ENV_VARS} -h ${CONTAINER_NAME} \
         -v \"$(dirname "${SCRIPT_DIR}"):${LINK_DIR}:rslave\" ${MOUNT_POINTS} \
         --name \"${CONTAINER_NAME}\" \"${LOCAL_IMAGE}\" /bin/bash ${SILENT_HOOK}" || \
         exit_failure "failed to start a container: ${CONTAINER_NAME}"