diff --git a/init/first_stage_mount.cpp b/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
index f5c10bb..10a07a1 100644
--- a/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
+++ b/init/first_stage_mount.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,11 @@
 
     use_snapuserd_ = sm->IsSnapuserdRequired();
     if (use_snapuserd_) {
-        LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd();
+        if (sm->UpdateUsesUserSnapshots()) {
+            LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd(SnapshotDriver::DM_USER);
+        } else {
+            LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd(SnapshotDriver::DM_SNAPSHOT);
+        }
     }
 
     sm->SetUeventRegenCallback([this](const std::string& device) -> bool {
diff --git a/init/snapuserd_transition.cpp b/init/snapuserd_transition.cpp
index b8c2fd2..e11510e 100644
--- a/init/snapuserd_transition.cpp
+++ b/init/snapuserd_transition.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 static constexpr char kSnapuserdLabel[] = "u:object_r:snapuserd_exec:s0";
 static constexpr char kSnapuserdSocketLabel[] = "u:object_r:snapuserd_socket:s0";
 
-void LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd() {
+void LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd(SnapshotDriver driver) {
     SocketDescriptor socket_desc;
     socket_desc.name = android::snapshot::kSnapuserdSocket;
     socket_desc.type = SOCK_STREAM;
@@ -80,12 +80,23 @@
     }
     if (pid == 0) {
         socket->Publish();
-        char arg0[] = "/system/bin/snapuserd";
-        char* const argv[] = {arg0, nullptr};
-        if (execv(arg0, argv) < 0) {
-            PLOG(FATAL) << "Cannot launch snapuserd; execv failed";
+
+        if (driver == SnapshotDriver::DM_USER) {
+            char arg0[] = "/system/bin/snapuserd";
+            char arg1[] = "-user_snapshot";
+            char* const argv[] = {arg0, arg1, nullptr};
+            if (execv(arg0, argv) < 0) {
+                PLOG(FATAL) << "Cannot launch snapuserd; execv failed";
+            }
+            _exit(127);
+        } else {
+            char arg0[] = "/system/bin/snapuserd";
+            char* const argv[] = {arg0, nullptr};
+            if (execv(arg0, argv) < 0) {
+                PLOG(FATAL) << "Cannot launch snapuserd; execv failed";
+            }
+            _exit(127);
         }
-        _exit(127);
     }
 
     auto client = SnapuserdClient::Connect(android::snapshot::kSnapuserdSocket, 10s);
diff --git a/init/snapuserd_transition.h b/init/snapuserd_transition.h
index 62aee83..be22afd 100644
--- a/init/snapuserd_transition.h
+++ b/init/snapuserd_transition.h
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
+enum class SnapshotDriver {
+    DM_SNAPSHOT,
+    DM_USER,
+};
+
 // Fork and exec a new copy of snapuserd.
-void LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd();
+void LaunchFirstStageSnapuserd(SnapshotDriver driver);
 
 class SnapuserdSelinuxHelper final {
     using SnapshotManager = android::snapshot::SnapshotManager;