diff --git a/public/hal_camera.te b/public/hal_camera.te
index 4265b8a7c19345b681f9d5af295eb9c96fef34b7..8fe744214b58a2770a38d33cde93ce8aad12173b 100644
--- a/public/hal_camera.te
+++ b/public/hal_camera.te
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ binder_call(hal_camera_server, hal_camera_client)
 add_hwservice(hal_camera_server, hal_camera_hwservice)
 allow hal_camera_client hal_camera_hwservice:hwservice_manager find;
 
+allow hal_camera device:dir r_dir_perms;
 allow hal_camera video_device:dir r_dir_perms;
 allow hal_camera video_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
 allow hal_camera camera_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;