diff --git a/power-libperfmgr/android.hardware.power-service.sky-libperfmgr.rc b/power-libperfmgr/android.hardware.power-service.sky-libperfmgr.rc
index 4c22b92..0fd7625 100644
--- a/power-libperfmgr/android.hardware.power-service.sky-libperfmgr.rc
+++ b/power-libperfmgr/android.hardware.power-service.sky-libperfmgr.rc
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ on property:ro.debuggable=1 && property:vendor.powerhal.config.debug=*
 on property:persist.vendor.powerhal.config.debug=*
     setprop vendor.powerhal.config.debug ${persist.vendor.powerhal.config.debug}
 
+# initialize powerHAL when boot is completed
+on property:sys.boot_completed=1
+    setprop vendor.powerhal.init 1