diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index d3030e49f..619d5c2e8 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ on post-fs
     chown root log /proc/vmallocinfo
     chmod 0440 /proc/vmallocinfo
 
+    chown root log /proc/slabinfo
+    chmod 0440 /proc/slabinfo
+
     #change permissions on kmsg & sysrq-trigger so bugreports can grab kthread stacks
     chown root system /proc/kmsg
     chmod 0440 /proc/kmsg