diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_usb_gadget_impl.te b/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_usb_gadget_impl.te
index 7eb0f632..31216c98 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_usb_gadget_impl.te
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_usb_gadget_impl.te
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ allow hal_usb_gadget_impl proc_interrupts:file r_file_perms;
 # change irq to other cores
 allow hal_usb_gadget_impl proc_irq:dir r_dir_perms;
 allow hal_usb_gadget_impl proc_irq:file w_file_perms;
+
+# allow gadget hal to access extcon node
+allow hal_usb_gadget_impl sysfs_extcon:file r_file_perms;