diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index 6d3d1e3..e916415 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
 unix_socket_connect(system_server, racoon, racoon)
 unix_socket_connect(system_server, uncrypt, uncrypt)
 
+# Allow system_server to write to statsd.
+unix_socket_send(system_server, statsdw, statsd)
+
 # Communicate over a socket created by surfaceflinger.
 allow system_server surfaceflinger:unix_stream_socket { read write setopt };