diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index c025d13..d338767 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@
     # set RLIMIT_NICE to allow priorities from 19 to -20
     setrlimit 13 40 40
 
+    # This allows the ledtrig-transient properties to be created here so
+    # that they can be chown'd to system:system later on boot
+    write /sys/class/leds/vibrator/trigger "transient"
+
 # Healthd can trigger a full boot from charger mode by signaling this
 # property when the power button is held.
 on property:sys.boot_from_charger_mode=1
@@ -557,6 +561,11 @@
     chown system system /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
     chmod 0660 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
 
+    chown system system /sys/class/leds/vibrator/trigger
+    chown system system /sys/class/leds/vibrator/activate
+    chown system system /sys/class/leds/vibrator/brightness
+    chown system system /sys/class/leds/vibrator/duration
+    chown system system /sys/class/leds/vibrator/state
     chown system system /sys/class/timed_output/vibrator/enable
     chown system system /sys/class/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
     chown system system /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness