diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux.go b/unix/syscall_linux.go
index 1047d719..ebf3195b 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux.go
@@ -1493,6 +1493,8 @@ func PtraceSyscall(pid int, signal int) (err error) {
 
 func PtraceSingleStep(pid int) (err error) { return ptrace(PTRACE_SINGLESTEP, pid, 0, 0) }
 
+func PtraceInterrupt(pid int) (err error) { return ptrace(PTRACE_INTERRUPT, pid, 0, 0) }
+
 func PtraceAttach(pid int) (err error) { return ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, pid, 0, 0) }
 
 func PtraceSeize(pid int) (err error) { return ptrace(PTRACE_SEIZE, pid, 0, 0) }