diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/edgetpu_service.te b/whitechapel/vendor/google/edgetpu_service.te
index a30400ad..96e452ca 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/edgetpu_service.te
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/edgetpu_service.te
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ binder_call(edgetpu_server, system_server);
 # Allow EdgeTPU service to access Android shared memory allocated
 # by the camera hal for on-device compilation.
 allow edgetpu_server hal_camera_default:fd use;
+
+# Allow EdgeTPU service to read the kernel version.
+# This is done inside the InitGoogle.
+allow edgetpu_server proc_version:file r_file_perms;
diff --git a/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn.te b/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn.te
index 25ba9f28..2791a525 100644
--- a/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn.te
+++ b/whitechapel/vendor/google/hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn.te
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ allow hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn_data_file:dir rw_dir
 # add_hwservice() is granted by hal_server_domain + hal_neuralnetworks.te
 hwbinder_use(hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn)
 get_prop(hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn, hwservicemanager_prop)
+
+# Allow TPU HAL to read the kernel version.
+# This is done inside the InitGoogle.
+allow hal_neuralnetworks_darwinn proc_version:file r_file_perms;