diff --git a/bluetooth/1.0/default/android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0-service.rc b/bluetooth/1.0/default/android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0-service.rc
index 821fd7d336..8635366c6c 100644
--- a/bluetooth/1.0/default/android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0-service.rc
+++ b/bluetooth/1.0/default/android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0-service.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 service bluetooth-1-0 /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0-service
     class hal
-    capabilities NET_ADMIN SYS_NICE
+    capabilities BLOCK_SUSPEND NET_ADMIN SYS_NICE
     user bluetooth
     group bluetooth
     writepid /dev/stune/foreground/tasks