diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 2b7d11ff9..a3213cd01 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ service ueventd /sbin/ueventd
     shutdown critical
 
 service healthd /system/bin/healthd
-    class core
+    class hal
     critical
     group root system wakelock