diff --git a/android/neverallow.go b/android/neverallow.go
index 41b399a..19b58a7 100644
--- a/android/neverallow.go
+++ b/android/neverallow.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createCcSdkVariantRules()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createUncompressDexRules()...)
 	AddNeverAllowRules(createMakefileGoalRules()...)
+	AddNeverAllowRules(createInitFirstStageRules()...)
 }
 
 // Add a NeverAllow rule to the set of rules to apply.
@@ -216,6 +217,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func createInitFirstStageRules() []Rule {
+	return []Rule{
+		NeverAllow().
+			Without("name", "init_first_stage").
+			With("install_in_root", "true").
+			Because("install_in_root is only for init_first_stage."),
+	}
+}
+
 func neverallowMutator(ctx BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 	m, ok := ctx.Module().(Module)
 	if !ok {