diff --git a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
index 567ad6c30..66af81175 100644
--- a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
+++ b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Application::DeclareStatePath(Application::GetLocalStateDir() + "/lib/icinga2/icinga2.state");
 	Application::DeclarePidPath(Application::GetLocalStateDir() + "/run/icinga2/icinga2.pid");
 
+	ScriptVariable::Set("IcingaUseVfork", true, false, true);
+
 	Application::MakeVariablesConstant();
 
 	Log(LogInformation, "icinga-app", "Icinga application loader (version: " + Application::GetVersion() + ")");