diff --git a/private/statsd.te b/private/statsd.te
index 2e8b684584efa872935556159a570e264140f0fe..8874f732bd9bc043a1003451967559bca3fbf9e2 100644
--- a/private/statsd.te
+++ b/private/statsd.te
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ hal_client_domain(statsd, hal_power)
 # Allow 'adb shell cmd' to upload configs and download output.
 allow statsd adbd:fd use;
 allow statsd adbd:unix_stream_socket { read write };
-
+allow statsd shell:fifo_file read;
 
 ###
 ### neverallow rules