diff --git a/libcutils/fs_config.cpp b/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
index 5fb11a51b..2b39ca6f5 100644
--- a/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/fs_config.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static const struct fs_path_config android_dirs[] = {
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,         AID_SHELL,        0, "system/vendor" },
     { 00751, AID_ROOT,         AID_SHELL,        0, "system/xbin" },
     { 00751, AID_ROOT,         AID_SHELL,        0, "system/apex/*/bin" },
+    { 00751, AID_ROOT,         AID_SHELL,        0, "system_ext/bin" },
     { 00751, AID_ROOT,         AID_SHELL,        0, "vendor/bin" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,         AID_SHELL,        0, "vendor" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,         AID_ROOT,         0, 0 },
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ static const struct fs_path_config android_files[] = {
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/bin/*" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/xbin/*" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system/apex/*/bin/*" },
+    { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "system_ext/bin/*" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "vendor/bin/*" },
     { 00755, AID_ROOT,      AID_SHELL,     0, "vendor/xbin/*" },
     { 00644, AID_ROOT,      AID_ROOT,      0, 0 },