diff --git a/tests/AndroidTest.xml b/tests/AndroidTest.xml
index b56c0e8..5e7faf9 100644
--- a/tests/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/tests/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 -->
 
 <configuration description="Config for Virtualization tests">
-    <!-- virtualizationservice doesn't have access to shell_data_file. Instead of giving it
-      a test-only permission, run it without selinux -->
-    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.DisableSELinuxTargetPreparer"/>
-
     <!-- Push test binaries to the device. -->
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.PushFilePreparer">
         <option name="cleanup" value="true" />
@@ -28,6 +24,10 @@
         <option name="push-file" key="virt_test_initramfs.img" value="/data/local/tmp/virt-test/initramfs" />
     </target_preparer>
 
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">
+        <option name="force-root" value="true" />
+    </target_preparer>
+
     <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.GTest" >
         <option name="native-test-device-path" value="/data/local/tmp/virt-test" />
         <option name="module-name" value="VirtualizationTestCases" />