diff --git a/logcat/Android.bp b/logcat/Android.bp
index 729c8ffb2..afc7a0182 100644
--- a/logcat/Android.bp
+++ b/logcat/Android.bp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ cc_prebuilt_binary {
     name: "logpersist.start",
     srcs: ["logpersist"],
     init_rc: ["logcatd.rc"],
+    required: ["logcatd"],
     symlinks: ["logpersist.stop", "logpersist.cat"],
     strip: {
         none: true,