diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 164d41158..2b29e7d25 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ on post-fs
     mkdir /metadata/aconfig 0775 root system
     mkdir /metadata/aconfig/flags 0770 root system
     mkdir /metadata/aconfig/boot 0775 root system
+    exec_start aconfigd
 
 on late-fs
     # Ensure that tracefs has the correct permissions.