diff --git a/private/update_engine.te b/private/update_engine.te
index 6a60718..1a6d9c7 100644
--- a/private/update_engine.te
+++ b/private/update_engine.te
@@ -115,3 +115,6 @@
 # Allow determining filesystems available on system.
 # Needed for checking if overlayfs is enabled
 allow update_engine proc_filesystems:file r_file_perms;
+
+allow update_engine vendor_boot_ota_file:dir { r_dir_perms };
+allow update_engine vendor_boot_ota_file:file { r_file_perms };