diff --git a/daemons/ganeti-noded b/daemons/ganeti-noded
index 97feb390bb311a153386971c9903226d20e18b61..81210412e2113691bdbd7a4e3d629f2f3c39d66a 100755
--- a/daemons/ganeti-noded
+++ b/daemons/ganeti-noded
@@ -833,6 +833,8 @@ def ExecNoded(options, _):
   """Main node daemon function, executed with the PID file held.
 
   """
+  utils.Mlockall()
+
   # Read SSL certificate
   if options.ssl:
     ssl_params = http.HttpSslParams(ssl_key_path=options.ssl_key,