diff --git a/update_verifier/Android.mk b/update_verifier/Android.mk
index c1051a54..1acd5eca 100644
--- a/update_verifier/Android.mk
+++ b/update_verifier/Android.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)/..
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := update_verifier.rc
+
 ifeq ($(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY),true)
     LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DPRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VERITY=1
 endif
diff --git a/update_verifier/update_verifier.rc b/update_verifier/update_verifier.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc8a64de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update_verifier/update_verifier.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+service update_verifier_nonencrypted /system/bin/update_verifier nonencrypted
+    user root
+    class cache
+    priority -20
+    ioprio rt 1
+
+service update_verifier /system/bin/update_verifier ${vold.decrypt}
+    user root
+    class cache
+    priority -20
+    ioprio rt 1
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