diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/main.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/main.rs
index a31fd0a..4e88507 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/main.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/main.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@
 const LOG_TAG: &str = "virtmgr";
 
 lazy_static! {
+    static ref PID_CURRENT: Pid = Pid::this();
     static ref PID_PARENT: Pid = Pid::parent();
     static ref UID_CURRENT: Uid = Uid::current();
 }
 
+fn get_this_pid() -> pid_t {
+    // Return the process ID of this process.
+    PID_CURRENT.as_raw()
+}
+
 fn get_calling_pid() -> pid_t {
     // The caller is the parent of this process.
     PID_PARENT.as_raw()