diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 77860f625..91dd7a500 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ on init
     # Start logd before any other services run to ensure we capture all of their logs.
     start logd
     # Start lmkd before any other services run so that it can register them
+    chown root system /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj
+    chmod 0664 /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj
+    chown root system /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
+    chmod 0664 /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
     start lmkd
 
     # Start essential services.
@@ -825,10 +829,6 @@ on boot
     # parameters to match how it is managing things.
     write /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory 1
     write /proc/sys/vm/min_free_order_shift 4
-    chown root system /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj
-    chmod 0664 /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj
-    chown root system /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
-    chmod 0664 /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
 
     # System server manages zram writeback
     chown root system /sys/block/zram0/idle