diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/linux/thread.c b/src/pkg/runtime/linux/thread.c
index 979260ba1d1..d5f9a8fb0e3 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/linux/thread.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/linux/thread.c
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ runtime·newosproc(M *m, G *g, void *stk, void (*fn)(void))
 	/*
 	 * note: strace gets confused if we use CLONE_PTRACE here.
 	 */
-	flags = CLONE_PARENT	/* getppid doesn't change in child */
-		| CLONE_VM	/* share memory */
+	flags = CLONE_VM	/* share memory */
 		| CLONE_FS	/* share cwd, etc */
 		| CLONE_FILES	/* share fd table */
 		| CLONE_SIGHAND	/* share sig handler table */