diff --git a/asteriskify.c b/asteriskify.c
index 7ea11f4..c903a3b 100644
--- a/asteriskify.c
+++ b/asteriskify.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
 
 #define PWBUF_SIZE 256
 
@@ -157,6 +158,12 @@ int main()
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
+	if(prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 0) != 0)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to make process not dumpable\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
 	setup_console();
 
 	allocate_pw_buf();