diff --git a/logd/logd.rc b/logd/logd.rc
index ecd2f0a..10f3553 100644
--- a/logd/logd.rc
+++ b/logd/logd.rc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     socket logd stream 0666 logd logd
     socket logdr seqpacket 0666 logd logd
     socket logdw dgram 0222 logd logd
-    group root system
+    group root system readproc
     writepid /dev/cpuset/system-background/tasks
 
 service logd-reinit /system/bin/logd --reinit
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index ad577d2..8e75b37 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (setgroups(0, NULL) == -1) {
+    gid_t groups[] = { AID_READPROC };
+
+    if (setgroups(sizeof(groups) / sizeof(groups[0]), groups) == -1) {
         return -1;
     }