diff --git a/debuggerd.te b/debuggerd.te
index 1e84e8d3111ff38be989bd16da3f645dd29b755a..80d3f5c6c85cb276d8463bdde95d7a418e4cffdf 100644
--- a/debuggerd.te
+++ b/debuggerd.te
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ allow debuggerd {
   -keystore
   -ueventd
   -watchdogd
-}:process { ptrace getattr };
+}:process { execmem ptrace getattr };
 allow debuggerd tombstone_data_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
 allow debuggerd tombstone_data_file:file create_file_perms;
 allow debuggerd shared_relro_file:dir r_dir_perms;