diff --git a/system_server.te b/system_server.te
index fcaccdb4986adc72a55e682b7ef0068caec31796..6933308fa6d0b23b093e002520e13521d3d8af2b 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