diff --git a/domain.te b/domain.te
index 5d5f7a28e3cdb805f018042590af775780cb7ee1..da2206e3187a042db92848b57c2d774543ca54c1 100644
--- a/domain.te
+++ b/domain.te
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ neverallow * ~servicemanager:service_manager list;
 neverallow * ~service_manager_type:service_manager { add find };
 
 # logpersist is only allowed on userdebug/eng builds
-neverallow { domain userdebug_or_eng(`-logd -shell') } misc_logd_file:file rw_file_perms;
+neverallow { domain userdebug_or_eng(`-logd -shell -init') } misc_logd_file:file rw_file_perms;
 
 # Prevent assigning non property types to properties
 neverallow * ~property_type:property_service set;
diff --git a/init.te b/init.te
index 2d070dea231bcc47d98a338c7e9d5e64457e08be..315e25a23bb239dc5a8f7f6687ab809f55367bd7 100644
--- a/init.te
+++ b/init.te
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ allow init rootfs:{ dir file } relabelfrom;
 allow init self:capability { chown fowner fsetid };
 allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type -app_data_file}:dir { create search getattr open read setattr ioctl };
 allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type -keystore_data_file -app_data_file -shell_data_file -vold_data_file}:dir { write add_name remove_name rmdir relabelfrom };
-allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type -keystore_data_file -app_data_file -shell_data_file -vold_data_file -misc_logd_file }:file { create getattr open read write setattr relabelfrom unlink };
+allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type -keystore_data_file -app_data_file -shell_data_file -vold_data_file not_userdebug_nor_eng(`-misc_logd_file') }:file { create getattr open read write setattr relabelfrom unlink };
 allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type -keystore_data_file -app_data_file -shell_data_file -vold_data_file}:{ sock_file fifo_file } { create getattr open read setattr relabelfrom unlink };
 allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type -keystore_data_file -app_data_file -shell_data_file -vold_data_file}:lnk_file { create getattr setattr relabelfrom unlink };
 allow init {file_type -system_file -exec_type}:dir_file_class_set relabelto;
diff --git a/te_macros b/te_macros
index 84af301eb022db894fcbf41dd2cc5163690d13ba..f4d948202e06e3560387071880820757e562a371 100644
--- a/te_macros
+++ b/te_macros
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ define(`recovery_only', ifelse(target_recovery, `true', $1, ))
 # SELinux rules which apply only to userdebug or eng builds
 #
 define(`userdebug_or_eng', ifelse(target_build_variant, `eng', $1, ifelse(target_build_variant, `userdebug', $1)))
+define(`not_userdebug_nor_eng', ifelse(target_build_variant, `eng', , ifelse(target_build_variant, `userdebug', , $1)))
 define(`eng', ifelse(target_build_variant, `eng', $1))
 
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