diff --git a/private/init.te b/private/init.te
index b6c49b952819f0fa9264a5a37a13793ae2768f09..568e0d360eb53aa2da45e854bae7a753ab0bf5ae 100644
--- a/private/init.te
+++ b/private/init.te
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ recovery_only(`
 domain_trans(init, shell_exec, shell)
 domain_trans(init, init_exec, ueventd)
 domain_trans(init, init_exec, watchdogd)
-domain_trans(init, { rootfs toolbox_exec vendor_toolbox_exec }, modprobe)
+domain_trans(init, { rootfs toolbox_exec }, modprobe)
 # case where logpersistd is actually logcat -f in logd context (nee: logcatd)
 userdebug_or_eng(`
   domain_auto_trans(init, logcat_exec, logpersist)
diff --git a/public/modprobe.te b/public/modprobe.te
index a286c17199beb9ee97d326ddc75e57bb1d582a8d..3ed320e5b3b632e092785f11875d6ea6a76ba76a 100644
--- a/public/modprobe.te
+++ b/public/modprobe.te
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ recovery_only(`
   allow modprobe rootfs:system module_load;
   allow modprobe rootfs:file r_file_perms;
 ')
-allow modprobe { system_file vendor_file }:system module_load;
-r_dir_file(modprobe, { system_file vendor_file })
+allow modprobe { system_file }:system module_load;
+r_dir_file(modprobe, { system_file })
diff --git a/vendor/vendor_modprobe.te b/vendor/vendor_modprobe.te
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b8a1edbc93a08051ecfa185e49e774a6371e6dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/vendor_modprobe.te
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+type vendor_modprobe, domain;
+
+# For the use of /vendor/bin/modprobe from vendor init.rc fragments
+domain_trans(init, vendor_toolbox_exec, vendor_modprobe)
+
+allow vendor_modprobe proc_modules:file r_file_perms;
+allow vendor_modprobe self:capability sys_module;
+allow vendor_modprobe kernel:key search;
+
+allow vendor_modprobe { vendor_file }:system module_load;
+r_dir_file(vendor_modprobe, { vendor_file })