diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index 6c403701..be3dd7bb 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ in
       "fatresize"
       "fd"
       "file"
+      "forkstat"  # monitor every spawned/forked process
       # "fwupd"
       "gawk"
       "gdb"  # to debug segfaults