diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_audio_default.te b/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_audio_default.te
index 079d6bdf..16d49f96 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_audio_default.te
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_audio_default.te
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ allow hal_audio_default aoc_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
 
 allow hal_audio_default hal_audio_ext_hwservice:hwservice_manager { find add };
 
+#allow access to DMABUF Heaps for AAudio API
+allow hal_audio_default dmabuf_heap_device:chr_file r_file_perms;
+
 get_prop(hal_audio_default, vendor_audio_prop);
 
 userdebug_or_eng(`