diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc
index 10db00d0f5..ee4713c158 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/fingerprint-example.rc
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ service vendor.fingerprint-example /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.biometrics.fi
     class hal
     user nobody
     group nobody
+    interface aidl android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.IFingerprint/virtual
+    oneshot
     disabled
-on property:ro.vendor.fingerprint_virtual_hal_start=true
-    enable vendor.fingerprint-example
-on property:persist.vendor.fingerprint.virtual.type=*
-    enable vendor.fingerprint-example
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/main.cpp b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/main.cpp
index 0e672b10ab..7df015b381 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/main.cpp
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/main.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ int main() {
     std::shared_ptr<Fingerprint> hal = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<Fingerprint>();
 
     const std::string instance = std::string(Fingerprint::descriptor) + "/virtual";
-    binder_status_t status = AServiceManager_addService(hal->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
+    binder_status_t status =
+            AServiceManager_registerLazyService(hal->asBinder().get(), instance.c_str());
     CHECK_EQ(status, STATUS_OK);
+    AServiceManager_forceLazyServicesPersist(true);
 
     ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
     return EXIT_FAILURE;  // should not reach