diff --git a/system_server.te b/system_server.te
index 0e8dfee9d2a1a915a4c856f72fcdbdfa528de0f6..03a7ef39dc52cd10bdc35757936e7e4dbb53fb22 100644
--- a/system_server.te
+++ b/system_server.te
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ allow system_server update_engine:fifo_file write;
 
 # Access to /data/preloads
 allow system_server preloads_data_file:file { r_file_perms unlink };
-allow system_server preloads_data_file:dir { r_dir_perms write remove_name };
+allow system_server preloads_data_file:dir { r_dir_perms write remove_name rmdir };
 
 ###
 ### Neverallow rules