diff --git a/rootdir/etc/init.mt6785.rc b/rootdir/etc/init.mt6785.rc
index eca8d8a..f6b6a98 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/init.mt6785.rc
+++ b/rootdir/etc/init.mt6785.rc
@@ -1077,6 +1077,10 @@ on property:sys.boot_completed=1
     write /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_governor "schedplus"
     write /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy4/scaling_governor "schedplus"
 
+# initialize powerHAL when boot is completed
+on property:sys.boot_completed=1
+    setprop vendor.mediatek.powerhal.init 1
+
 #service dpfd /vendor/bin/dpfd
 #	user root
 #	group system media