diff --git a/transport/ServiceManagement.cpp b/transport/ServiceManagement.cpp
index 637e74b..a5ad23e 100644
--- a/transport/ServiceManagement.cpp
+++ b/transport/ServiceManagement.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@
            fqName == IServiceManager1_2::descriptor;
 }
 static bool isHwServiceManagerInstalled() {
-    return access("/system/bin/hwservicemanager", F_OK) == 0;
+    return access("/system_ext/bin/hwservicemanager", F_OK) == 0 ||
+           access("/system/system_ext/bin/hwservicemanager", F_OK) == 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/transport/allocator/1.0/default/Android.bp b/transport/allocator/1.0/default/Android.bp
index 42abe9c..d739cd8 100644
--- a/transport/allocator/1.0/default/Android.bp
+++ b/transport/allocator/1.0/default/Android.bp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     ],
     init_rc: ["android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service.rc"],
     vintf_fragments: ["android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service.xml"],
+    system_ext_specific: true,
 
     shared_libs: [
         "android.hidl.allocator@1.0",
diff --git a/transport/allocator/1.0/default/android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service.rc b/transport/allocator/1.0/default/android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service.rc
index 4f05523..c648aff 100644
--- a/transport/allocator/1.0/default/android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service.rc
+++ b/transport/allocator/1.0/default/android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-service hidl_memory /system/bin/hw/android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service
+service hidl_memory /system/system_ext/bin/hw/android.hidl.allocator@1.0-service
     class hal
     user system
     group system