diff --git a/recovery.te b/recovery.te
index 204c096a372d5ed71ba09634c4caf6c506388ab4..821da01dadf7281c813eb08f5aa824524d0910f1 100644
--- a/recovery.te
+++ b/recovery.te
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ recovery_only(`
   # TODO: create more specific label?
   allow recovery sysfs:file w_file_perms;
 
+  access_kmsg(recovery)
+
   # Access /dev/android_adb or /dev/usb-ffs/adb/ep0
   allow recovery adb_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
   allow recovery functionfs:dir search;