diff --git a/Extension/src/Debugger/nativeAttach.ts b/Extension/src/Debugger/nativeAttach.ts
index 669fe7570..462facd8d 100644
--- a/Extension/src/Debugger/nativeAttach.ts
+++ b/Extension/src/Debugger/nativeAttach.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export class PsProcessParser {
     // Note that comm on Linux systems is truncated to 16 characters:
     // https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429565
     // Since 'args' contains the full path to the executable, even if truncated, searching will work as desired.
-    public static get psLinuxCommand(): string { return `ps axww -o pid=,comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle},args=`; }
+    public static get psLinuxCommand(): string { return `ps axww -o pid= -o comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle} -o args=`; }
     public static get psDarwinCommand(): string { return `ps axww -o pid=,comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle},args= -c`; }
     public static get psToyboxCommand(): string { return `ps -A -o pid=,comm=${PsProcessParser.commColumnTitle},args=`; }
 
diff --git a/Extension/test/scenarios/SingleRootProject/tests/extension.test.ts b/Extension/test/scenarios/SingleRootProject/tests/extension.test.ts
index 62f06236a..ad51cf7b5 100644
--- a/Extension/test/scenarios/SingleRootProject/tests/extension.test.ts
+++ b/Extension/test/scenarios/SingleRootProject/tests/extension.test.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ suite("Pick Process Tests", () => {
         assert.equal(process2.pid, '15220');
     });
 
+    test("Use portable ps options on Linux", () => {
+        assert.equal(
+            PsProcessParser.psLinuxCommand,
+            `ps axww -o pid= -o comm=${'a'.repeat(49)} -o args=`);
+    });
+
     test('Parse valid CIM output', () => {
         // output from the command used in CimAttachItemsProvider
         const cimOutput: string = String.raw`[