diff --git a/liblttng-ust/lttng-ust-comm.c b/liblttng-ust/lttng-ust-comm.c
index e392e460..fb7d2725 100644
--- a/liblttng-ust/lttng-ust-comm.c
+++ b/liblttng-ust/lttng-ust-comm.c
@@ -2065,6 +2065,7 @@ void ust_before_fork(sigset_t *save_sigset)
 
 	ust_lock_nocheck();
 	urcu_bp_before_fork();
+	lttng_ust_lock_fd_tracker();
 }
 
 static void ust_after_fork_common(sigset_t *restore_sigset)
@@ -2072,6 +2073,7 @@ static void ust_after_fork_common(sigset_t *restore_sigset)
 	int ret;
 
 	DBG("process %d", getpid());
+	lttng_ust_unlock_fd_tracker();
 	ust_unlock();
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&ust_fork_mutex);