diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index 5fdc959e7..01f5c4891 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ struct PropertyAuditData {
     const char* name;
 };
 
+static bool weaken_prop_override_security = false;
+
 static int PropertyAuditCallback(void* data, security_class_t /*cls*/, char* buf, size_t len) {
     auto* d = reinterpret_cast<PropertyAuditData*>(data);
 
@@ -406,8 +408,8 @@ static std::optional<uint32_t> PropertySet(const std::string& name, const std::s
     } else {
         prop_info* pi = (prop_info*)__system_property_find(name.c_str());
         if (pi != nullptr) {
-            // ro.* properties are actually "write-once".
-            if (StartsWith(name, "ro.")) {
+            // ro.* properties are actually "write-once", unless the system decides to
+            if (StartsWith(name, "ro.") && !weaken_prop_override_security) {
                 *error = "Read-only property was already set";
                 return {PROP_ERROR_READ_ONLY_PROPERTY};
             }
@@ -1242,6 +1244,9 @@ void PropertyLoadBootDefaults() {
         }
     }
 
+    // Weaken property override security during execution of the vendor init extension
+    weaken_prop_override_security = true;
+
     // Update with vendor-specific property runtime overrides
     vendor_load_properties();
 
@@ -1252,6 +1257,9 @@ void PropertyLoadBootDefaults() {
     property_initialize_ro_cpu_abilist();
     property_initialize_ro_vendor_api_level();
 
+    // Restore the normal property override security after init extension is executed
+    weaken_prop_override_security = false;
+
     update_sys_usb_config();
 }