diff --git a/surfaceflinger.te b/surfaceflinger.te
index 20fef957da5205135f3b60751f04ce26d9cdd69a..1fc18dbf27bffdce0a105760df597c4035c267a4 100644
--- a/surfaceflinger.te
+++ b/surfaceflinger.te
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ unix_socket_connect(surfaceflinger, property, init)
 binder_use(surfaceflinger)
 binder_call(surfaceflinger, binderservicedomain)
 binder_call(surfaceflinger, appdomain)
+binder_call(surfaceflinger, bootanim)
 binder_service(surfaceflinger)
 
 # Binder IPC to bu, presently runs in adbd domain.