diff --git a/vendor/hal_audio_default.te b/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
index 0dc2170..82cbf8e 100644
--- a/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
+++ b/vendor/hal_audio_default.te
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 
 hal_client_domain(hal_audio_default, hal_allocator)
 
+# allow audioserver to call hal_audio dump with its own fd to retrieve status
+allow hal_audio_default audioserver:fifo_file write;