diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 362f6afab..bc4a309cc 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ on early-init
 
     # Mount cgroup mount point for cpu accounting
     mount cgroup none /acct nodev noexec nosuid cpuacct
+    chmod 0555 /acct
     mkdir /acct/uid
 
     # root memory control cgroup, used by lmkd