diff --git a/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio@2.0-service.rc b/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio@2.0-service.rc
index 6e91bccb3c..72b4d197dd 100644
--- a/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio@2.0-service.rc
+++ b/audio/common/all-versions/default/service/android.hardware.audio@2.0-service.rc
@@ -6,9 +6,4 @@ service vendor.audio-hal-2-0 /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.audio@2.0-service
     capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND
     ioprio rt 4
     writepid /dev/cpuset/foreground/tasks /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
-    # audioflinger restarts itself when it loses connection with the hal
-    # and its .rc file has an "onrestart restart audio-hal" rule, thus
-    # an additional auto-restart from the init process isn't needed.
-    oneshot
-    interface android.hardware.audio@4.0::IDevicesFactory default
-    interface android.hardware.audio@2.0::IDevicesFactory default
+    onrestart restart audioserver