diff --git a/private/statsd.te b/private/statsd.te
index 8874f732bd9bc043a1003451967559bca3fbf9e2..e7af6c5112f06580159318a18109f490f2f09efd 100644
--- a/private/statsd.te
+++ b/private/statsd.te
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ hal_client_domain(statsd, hal_power)
 
 # Allow 'adb shell cmd' to upload configs and download output.
 allow statsd adbd:fd use;
-allow statsd adbd:unix_stream_socket { read write };
-allow statsd shell:fifo_file read;
+allow statsd adbd:unix_stream_socket { getattr read write };
+allow statsd shell:fifo_file { getattr read };
 
 ###
 ### neverallow rules