diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index e61b30353b8a4f4132491b90bff0f1f36a2d4703..180ba36c1c42d88cfe42a713d550278413008cf3 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ set_prop(system_server, firstboot_prop)
 allow system_server system_ndebug_socket:sock_file create_file_perms;
 
 # Manage cache files.
+allow system_server cache_file:lnk_file r_file_perms;
 allow system_server { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:dir { relabelfrom create_dir_perms };
 allow system_server { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:file { relabelfrom create_file_perms };
 allow system_server { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:fifo_file create_file_perms;