diff --git a/patches/nginx-1.21.4-privileged_agent_process_thread_pool.patch b/patches/nginx-1.21.4-privileged_agent_process_thread_pool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..829f214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/nginx-1.21.4-privileged_agent_process_thread_pool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/src/core/ngx_thread_pool.c
++++ b/src/core/ngx_thread_pool.c
+@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@
+     ngx_thread_pool_conf_t   *tcf;
+ 
+     if (ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_WORKER
+-        && ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE)
++        && ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE
++        && !ngx_is_privileged_agent)
+     {
+         return NGX_OK;
+     }
diff --git a/patches/nginx-1.23.0-privileged_agent_process_thread_pool.patch b/patches/nginx-1.23.0-privileged_agent_process_thread_pool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..829f214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/nginx-1.23.0-privileged_agent_process_thread_pool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/src/core/ngx_thread_pool.c
++++ b/src/core/ngx_thread_pool.c
+@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@
+     ngx_thread_pool_conf_t   *tcf;
+ 
+     if (ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_WORKER
+-        && ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE)
++        && ngx_process != NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE
++        && !ngx_is_privileged_agent)
+     {
+         return NGX_OK;
+     }