diff --git a/services/etc/audio_policy.cfg b/services/etc/audio_policy.cfg
index f76aaaefefa795569e90d6ad6ae08480433dd967..fe5b3b19e3e0aa28bcc4bcd78b659ba06121690f 100644
--- a/services/etc/audio_policy.cfg
+++ b/services/etc/audio_policy.cfg
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     "services" : [{
             "name" : "audio_policy",
             "path" : ["/system/bin/sa_main", "/system/profile/audio_policy.xml"],
+            "uid" : "system",
+            "gid" : ["system, "shell"],
             "disabled" : 1
         }
     ]
diff --git a/services/etc/pulseaudio.cfg b/services/etc/pulseaudio.cfg
index d444809b5399315509e2e41f975c0867961e3c64..3872a684bbc7c0b8a238df0e846de28d3c3f1121 100644
--- a/services/etc/pulseaudio.cfg
+++ b/services/etc/pulseaudio.cfg
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     "services" : [{
             "name" : "pulseaudio",
             "path" : ["/system/bin/sa_main", "/system/profile/pulseaudio.xml"],
+            "uid" : "system",
+            "gid" : ["system", "shell"],
             "disabled" : 1
         }
     ]