diff --git a/private/profcollectd.te b/private/profcollectd.te
index f1ba7a72..54cde43 100644
--- a/private/profcollectd.te
+++ b/private/profcollectd.te
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   # profcollectd opens a file for writing in /data/misc/profcollectd.
   allow profcollectd profcollectd_data_file:file create_file_perms;
-  allow profcollectd profcollectd_data_file:dir rw_dir_perms;
+  allow profcollectd profcollectd_data_file:dir create_dir_perms;
 
   # Allow profcollectd full use of perf_event_open(2), to enable system wide profiling.
   allow profcollectd self:perf_event { cpu kernel open read write };