diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index 49bba86..7104135 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@
 allow system_server system_server_startup_tmpfs:file { read write map };
 allow system_server system_server_startup:unix_dgram_socket write;
 
+# Allow system server to communicate to apexd
+allow system_server apex_service:service_manager find;
+allow system_server apexd:binder call;
+
 # dexoptanalyzer is currently used only for secondary dex files which
 # system_server should never access.
 neverallow system_server dexoptanalyzer_exec:file no_x_file_perms;
diff --git a/public/apexd.te b/public/apexd.te
index 0f0f5ac..f990879 100644
--- a/public/apexd.te
+++ b/public/apexd.te
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 add_service(apexd, apex_service)
 set_prop(apexd, apexd_prop)
 
-neverallow { domain -init -apexd } apex_service:service_manager find;
-neverallow { domain -init -apexd } apexd:binder call;
+neverallow { domain -init -apexd -system_server } apex_service:service_manager find;
+neverallow { domain -init -apexd -system_server } apexd:binder call;
 
 neverallow domain apexd:process ptrace;