diff --git a/public/hal_audio.te b/public/hal_audio.te
index 5b1a4dff51c650e82dad0a9ed4b1ced5337d7da3..33330bf6bdf859c7fa2c5539f39924f9aa346b5d 100644
--- a/public/hal_audio.te
+++ b/public/hal_audio.te
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ allow hal_audio audio_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
 # Needed to provide debug dump output via dumpsys' pipes.
 allow hal_audio shell:fd use;
 allow hal_audio shell:fifo_file write;
+allow hal_audio dumpstate:fd use;
+allow hal_audio dumpstate:fifo_file write;
 
 ###
 ### neverallow rules