diff --git a/system_server.te b/system_server.te
index 5d544423313f4f85715d031637244800143df58a..7063ae948947718655f363e03105a95f7a84588d 100644
--- a/system_server.te
+++ b/system_server.te
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ 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