diff --git a/sepolicy/file_contexts b/sepolicy/file_contexts
index 65e21c9a..78b3ee18 100644
--- a/sepolicy/file_contexts
+++ b/sepolicy/file_contexts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 #############################
 # performance-related sysfs files (CM)
 /sys/kernel/mm/ksm(/.*)?       --          u:object_r:sysfs_writable:s0
-/sys/devices/system/cpu.*/cpufreq(/.*)? --  u:object_r:sysfs_writable:s0
+/sys/devices/system/cpu.*/cpufreq(/.*)? --  u:object_r:sysfs_devices_system_cpu:s0
 /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/scheduler  --    u:object_r:sysfs_writable:s0
 
diff --git a/sepolicy/sepolicy.mk b/sepolicy/sepolicy.mk
index 16a0e796..0508bf63 100644
--- a/sepolicy/sepolicy.mk
+++ b/sepolicy/sepolicy.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ BOARD_SEPOLICY_UNION += \
     file_contexts \
     fs_use \
     genfs_contexts \
-    installd.te \
     seapp_contexts \
+    installd.te \
+    ueventd.te \
     vold.te \
     mac_permissions.xml
diff --git a/sepolicy/ueventd.te b/sepolicy/ueventd.te
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52e19484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sepolicy/ueventd.te
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# ueventd needs to relabel files that pop in and out of sysfs
+allow ueventd sysfs:file relabelfrom;
+
+# ueventd will set permissions on cpufreq nodes
+allow ueventd sysfs_devices_system_cpu:file setattr;