diff --git a/public/statsd.te b/public/statsd.te
index 100686766aef2ddd51231b70521b86e9049a6a17..41c4adc6dd069744ed2ccd2d634fd976db3cec2b 100644
--- a/public/statsd.te
+++ b/public/statsd.te
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ hal_client_domain(statsd, hal_thermal)
 # Allow 'adb shell cmd' to upload configs and download output.
 allow statsd adbd:fd use;
 allow statsd adbd:unix_stream_socket { getattr read write };
-allow statsd shell:fifo_file { getattr read };
+allow statsd shell:fifo_file { getattr read write };
 
 unix_socket_send(statsd, statsdw, statsd)