diff --git a/system_server.te b/system_server.te
index 09e6ec5d8c364cc144066b3a0ffa457373a1a4b9..37d4cc632252020e8db915b18c60cc8a1cd3cf0b 100644
--- a/system_server.te
+++ b/system_server.te
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ allow system_server ctl_default_prop:property_service set;
 type_transition system_server wifi_data_file:sock_file system_wpa_socket;
 allow system_server system_wpa_socket:sock_file create_file_perms;
 
+# Remove sockets created by wpa_supplicant
+allow system_server wpa_socket:sock_file unlink;
+
 # Create a socket for connections from debuggerd.
 type_transition system_server system_data_file:sock_file system_ndebug_socket "ndebugsocket";
 allow system_server system_ndebug_socket:sock_file create_file_perms;