diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.cpp b/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.cpp
index 92b866d03..0447566b0 100644
--- a/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.cpp
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.cpp
@@ -82,3 +82,21 @@ bool DebugData::Initialize() {
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+void DebugData::PrepareFork() {
+  if (track != nullptr) {
+    track->PrepareFork();
+  }
+}
+
+void DebugData::PostForkParent() {
+  if (track != nullptr) {
+    track->PostForkParent();
+  }
+}
+
+void DebugData::PostForkChild() {
+  if (track != nullptr) {
+    track->PostForkChild();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.h b/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.h
index 40978dbe3..4600b33bc 100644
--- a/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.h
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/DebugData.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class DebugData {
   bool need_header() { return need_header_; }
   size_t extra_bytes() { return extra_bytes_; }
 
+  void PrepareFork();
+  void PostForkParent();
+  void PostForkChild();
+
   std::unique_ptr<BacktraceData> backtrace;
   std::unique_ptr<TrackData> track;
   std::unique_ptr<FrontGuardData> front_guard;
diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/TrackData.h b/libc/malloc_debug/TrackData.h
index 45e68927e..dcf0ede1a 100644
--- a/libc/malloc_debug/TrackData.h
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/TrackData.h
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class TrackData {
 
   void DisplayLeaks(DebugData& debug);
 
+  void PrepareFork() { pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_); }
+  void PostForkParent() { pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_); }
+  void PostForkChild() { pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_, NULL); }
+
  private:
   pthread_mutex_t mutex_ = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
   std::unordered_set<Header*> headers_;
diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp b/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp
index 0c0907d00..dcc6048f7 100644
--- a/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@ void* debug_valloc(size_t size);
 __END_DECLS
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+static void InitAtfork() {
+  static pthread_once_t atfork_init = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
+  pthread_once(&atfork_init, [](){
+    pthread_atfork(
+        [](){
+          if (g_debug != nullptr) {
+            g_debug->PrepareFork();
+          }
+        },
+        [](){
+          if (g_debug != nullptr) {
+            g_debug->PostForkParent();
+          }
+        },
+        [](){
+          if (g_debug != nullptr) {
+            g_debug->PostForkChild();
+          }
+        }
+    );
+  });
+}
 static void LogTagError(const Header* header, const void* pointer, const char* name) {
   ScopedDisableDebugCalls disable;
 
@@ -156,6 +178,9 @@ bool debug_initialize(const MallocDispatch* malloc_dispatch, int* malloc_zygote_
   if (malloc_zygote_child == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
+
+  InitAtfork();
+
   g_malloc_zygote_child = malloc_zygote_child;
 
   g_dispatch = malloc_dispatch;