diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 4e3454b0..f1f8cc4c 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"os/exec"
+	"syscall"
 )
 
+const PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER = 36
+
 func ExecCmd(name string, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
 	var out bytes.Buffer
@@ -17,3 +20,17 @@ func ExecCmd(name string, args ...string) (string, error) {
 
 	return out.String(), nil
 }
+
+// SetSubreaper sets the value i as the subreaper setting for the calling process
+func SetSubreaper(i int) error {
+	return Prctl(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER, uintptr(i), 0, 0, 0)
+}
+
+// Prctl is a way to make the prctl linux syscall
+func Prctl(option int, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5 uintptr) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.Syscall6(syscall.SYS_PRCTL, uintptr(option), arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}