diff --git a/private/system_server.te b/private/system_server.te
index 90061c6..bf5b838 100644
--- a/private/system_server.te
+++ b/private/system_server.te
@@ -1169,6 +1169,9 @@
 allow system_server staged_install_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
 allow system_server staged_install_file:file create_file_perms;
 
+allow system_server watchdog_metadata_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
+allow system_server watchdog_metadata_file:file create_file_perms;
+
 # Allow init to set sysprop used to compute stats about userspace reboot.
 set_prop(system_server, userspace_reboot_log_prop)