diff --git a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
index e73516d..b70fda7 100644
--- a/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
+++ b/cmds/servicemanager/servicemanager.rc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 service servicemanager /system/bin/servicemanager
     class core
     user system
-    group system
+    group system readproc
     critical
     onrestart restart healthd
     onrestart restart zygote