diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index b1c52459e..a4a93dbe2 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ service healthd /sbin/healthd
     class core
     critical
     seclabel u:r:healthd:s0
+    group root system
 
 service console /system/bin/sh
     class core