diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 791d67f..c2e25e8 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -356,14 +356,13 @@
     # We restorecon /data in case the userdata partition has been reset.
     restorecon /data
 
-    # start debuggerd to make debugging early-boot crashes easier.
-    start debuggerd
-    start debuggerd64
-
     # Make sure we have the device encryption key.
     start vold
     installkey /data
 
+    # start tombstoned to record early-boot crashes.
+    start tombstoned
+
     # Start bootcharting as soon as possible after the data partition is
     # mounted to collect more data.
     mkdir /data/bootchart 0755 shell shell