diff --git a/init/devices.c b/init/devices.c
index ea77cf3..c2c9353 100644
--- a/init/devices.c
+++ b/init/devices.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@
     /* gpu driver for adreno200 is globally accessible */
     { "/dev/kgsl",          0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       0 },
 
+    /* STOPSHIP: temporarily make this be writable by all. We need to
+     * remove this entirely before we ship. */
+    { "/dev/pmem_gpu",      0666,   AID_ROOT,       AID_ROOT,       1 },
+
         /* these should not be world writable */
     { "/dev/diag",          0660,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,        0 },
     { "/dev/diag_arm9",     0660,   AID_RADIO,      AID_RADIO,        0 },
@@ -117,7 +121,6 @@
     { "/dev/eac",           0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_AUDIO,      0 },
     { "/dev/cam",           0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_CAMERA,     0 },
     { "/dev/pmem",          0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_GRAPHICS,   0 },
-    { "/dev/pmem_gpu",      0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_GRAPHICS,   1 },
     { "/dev/pmem_adsp",     0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_AUDIO,      1 },
     { "/dev/pmem_camera",   0660,   AID_SYSTEM,     AID_CAMERA,     1 },
     { "/dev/oncrpc/",       0660,   AID_ROOT,       AID_SYSTEM,     1 },