diff --git a/health/1.0/default/android.hardware.health@1.0-service.rc b/health/1.0/default/android.hardware.health@1.0-service.rc
index 405784f..569dc88 100644
--- a/health/1.0/default/android.hardware.health@1.0-service.rc
+++ b/health/1.0/default/android.hardware.health@1.0-service.rc
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
     class hal
     user system
     group system
-    capabilities WAKE_ALARM
+    capabilities WAKE_ALARM BLOCK_SUSPEND
diff --git a/health/2.1/default/android.hardware.health@2.1-service.rc b/health/2.1/default/android.hardware.health@2.1-service.rc
index b6d9e3b..8728257 100644
--- a/health/2.1/default/android.hardware.health@2.1-service.rc
+++ b/health/2.1/default/android.hardware.health@2.1-service.rc
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
     class hal charger
     user system
     group system
-    capabilities WAKE_ALARM
+    capabilities WAKE_ALARM BLOCK_SUSPEND
     file /dev/kmsg w