diff --git a/sepolicy/file_contexts b/sepolicy/file_contexts
index 108ec14..7dcc24f 100644
--- a/sepolicy/file_contexts
+++ b/sepolicy/file_contexts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 /dev/kgsl-3d0                                   u:object_r:gpu_device:s0
 /dev/rtc0                                       u:object_r:rtc_device:s0
 /dev/smd.*                                      u:object_r:smd_device:s0
+# TODO: does ttyMSM0 need to be more specific
+/dev/ttyMSM0                                    u:object_r:tty_device:s0
 /dev/ipa                                        u:object_r:ipa_dev:s0
 /dev/wwan_ioctl                                 u:object_r:ipa_dev:s0
 /dev/ipaNatTable                                u:object_r:ipa_dev:s0
diff --git a/sepolicy/init.te b/sepolicy/init.te
index 5382906..7871abf 100644
--- a/sepolicy/init.te
+++ b/sepolicy/init.te
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 allow init self:capability sys_module;
 allow init system_file:system module_load;
 
+allow init configfs:file w_file_perms;
+allow init tty_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;
+
 allow init persist_file:dir mounton;