diff --git a/kernel/selinux/rules.c b/kernel/selinux/rules.c
index c6fe17de62c7..bf80dab69db7 100644
--- a/kernel/selinux/rules.c
+++ b/kernel/selinux/rules.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void apply_kernelsu_rules()
 	ksu_allow(db, "kernel", "system_data_file", "dir", ALL);
 	// our ksud triggered by init
 	ksu_allow(db, "init", "adb_data_file", "file", ALL);
+	ksu_allow(db, "init", "adb_data_file", "dir", ALL); // #1289
 	ksu_allow(db, "init", KERNEL_SU_DOMAIN, ALL, ALL);
 	// we need to umount modules in zygote
 	ksu_allow(db, "zygote", "adb_data_file", "dir", "search");