diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index f372162bb4637339459b44b565d4f7b1c5d3316a..213511ea16eb9cfdd3579eb7b88d77173aa89d3e 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ 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;