diff --git a/media/audioserver/audioserver.rc b/media/audioserver/audioserver.rc
index 9d42bce..366f52a 100644
--- a/media/audioserver/audioserver.rc
+++ b/media/audioserver/audioserver.rc
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     class main
     user audioserver
     # media gid needed for /dev/fm (radio) and for /data/misc/media (tee)
-    group audio camera drmrpc inet media mediadrm net_bt net_bt_admin net_bw_acct
+    group audio camera drmrpc inet media mediadrm net_bt net_bt_admin net_bw_acct wakelock
+    capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND
     ioprio rt 4
     writepid /dev/cpuset/foreground/tasks /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
     onrestart restart audio-hal-2-0