diff --git a/vendor/hal_camera_default.te b/vendor/hal_camera_default.te
index a7d9db99..56189163 100644
--- a/vendor/hal_camera_default.te
+++ b/vendor/hal_camera_default.te
@@ -97,3 +97,6 @@ dontaudit hal_camera_default system_data_file:dir { search };
 # google3 prebuilts attempt to connect to the wrong trace socket, ignore them.
 dontaudit hal_camera_default traced:unix_stream_socket { connectto };
 dontaudit hal_camera_default traced_producer_socket:sock_file { write };
+
+# Allow the Camera HAL to acquire wakelocks for buffer pre-allocation purposes
+wakelock_use(hal_camera_default)