diff --git a/private/gsid.te b/private/gsid.te
index 9391016..7477bbe 100644
--- a/private/gsid.te
+++ b/private/gsid.te
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
     -init
     -gsid
     -fastbootd
+    -update_engine
 } gsi_metadata_file_type:dir no_w_dir_perms;
 
 neverallow {