diff --git a/gnss/1.0/default/Android.mk b/gnss/1.0/default/Android.mk
index 5ad5e505ce..dd0ebe9988 100644
--- a/gnss/1.0/default/Android.mk
+++ b/gnss/1.0/default/Android.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libutils \
     libhardware_legacy \
     libhardware \
+    libbinder \
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += \
     libhidlbase \
diff --git a/gnss/1.0/default/service.cpp b/gnss/1.0/default/service.cpp
index 5a8acc106f..0704e7f577 100644
--- a/gnss/1.0/default/service.cpp
+++ b/gnss/1.0/default/service.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 
 #include <hidl/LegacySupport.h>
 
+#include <binder/ProcessState.h>
+
 using android::hardware::gnss::V1_0::IGnss;
 using android::hardware::defaultPassthroughServiceImplementation;
 
 int main() {
+    // The GNSS HAL may communicate to other vendor components via
+    // /dev/vndbinder
+    android::ProcessState::initWithDriver("/dev/vndbinder");
     return defaultPassthroughServiceImplementation<IGnss>();
 }