diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0-service.rc b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0-service.rc
index c8c89dc821..44f9134714 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0-service.rc
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0-service.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 service vendor.vehicle-hal-2.0 /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.automotive.vehicle@2.0-service
-    class hal
+    class early_hal
     user vehicle_network
     group system inet