diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index 94a8bd5317ebcf082aed04c4b62da59f62845959..850203bb0504408cbcafcde23574633f7b95bcce 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ set_prop(system_server, firstboot_prop)
 allow system_server system_ndebug_socket:sock_file create_file_perms;
 
 # Manage cache files.
+allow system_server cache_file:lnk_file r_file_perms;
 allow system_server { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:dir { relabelfrom create_dir_perms };
 allow system_server { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:file { relabelfrom create_file_perms };
 allow system_server { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:fifo_file create_file_perms;