diff --git a/init.te b/init.te
index 1d9dfec35289ccd6773087bd393c73a9da9926e6..03ae1c4965db14cd72a984c098b6bcfa6ed2ec44 100644
--- a/init.te
+++ b/init.te
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ allow init unencrypted_data_file:dir create_dir_perms;
 
 unix_socket_connect(init, vold, vold)
 
+# Raw writes to misc block device
+allow init misc_block_device:blk_file w_file_perms;
+
 ###
 ### neverallow rules
 ###
diff --git a/vold.te b/vold.te
index 24a81861340062bfdeb47767a6283aa0b4cbfede..75b6f36660954f759629a1a5fcbd91c7872b1b15 100644
--- a/vold.te
+++ b/vold.te
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ allow vold toolbox_exec:file rx_file_perms;
 allow vold user_profile_data_file:dir create_dir_perms;
 allow vold user_profile_foreign_dex_data_file:dir { getattr setattr };
 
+# Raw writes to misc block device
+allow vold misc_block_device:blk_file w_file_perms;
+
 neverallow { domain -vold } vold_data_file:dir ~{ open create read getattr setattr search relabelto ioctl };
 neverallow { domain -vold } vold_data_file:notdevfile_class_set ~{ relabelto getattr };
 neverallow { domain -vold -init } vold_data_file:dir *;