diff --git a/private/atrace.te b/private/atrace.te
index 2a7ccd0..37e9702 100644
--- a/private/atrace.te
+++ b/private/atrace.te
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 allow atrace {
   service_manager_type
+  -apex_service
   -incident_service
   -netd_service
   -stats_service