diff --git a/rootdir/init.zygote32.rc b/rootdir/init.zygote32.rc
index 807f9bcde..bfddcfa88 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.zygote32.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.zygote32.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 service zygote /system/bin/app_process -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-system-server
     class main
     priority -20
+    user root
+    group root readproc
     socket zygote stream 660 root system
     onrestart write /sys/android_power/request_state wake
     onrestart write /sys/power/state on
diff --git a/rootdir/init.zygote32_64.rc b/rootdir/init.zygote32_64.rc
index 3bfa0af93..1bbb00778 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.zygote32_64.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.zygote32_64.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 service zygote /system/bin/app_process32 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-system-server --socket-name=zygote
     class main
     priority -20
+    user root
+    group root readproc
     socket zygote stream 660 root system
     onrestart write /sys/android_power/request_state wake
     onrestart write /sys/power/state on
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ service zygote /system/bin/app_process32 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-s
 service zygote_secondary /system/bin/app_process64 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --socket-name=zygote_secondary
     class main
     priority -20
+    user root
+    group root readproc
     socket zygote_secondary stream 660 root system
     onrestart restart zygote
     writepid /dev/cpuset/foreground/tasks /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
diff --git a/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc b/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc
index 13ffd7e9a..6742127e4 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.zygote64.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 service zygote /system/bin/app_process64 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-system-server
     class main
     priority -20
+    user root
+    group root readproc
     socket zygote stream 660 root system
     onrestart write /sys/android_power/request_state wake
     onrestart write /sys/power/state on
diff --git a/rootdir/init.zygote64_32.rc b/rootdir/init.zygote64_32.rc
index 56404902b..81a76094b 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.zygote64_32.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.zygote64_32.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 service zygote /system/bin/app_process64 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-system-server --socket-name=zygote
     class main
     priority -20
+    user root
+    group root readproc
     socket zygote stream 660 root system
     onrestart write /sys/android_power/request_state wake
     onrestart write /sys/power/state on
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ service zygote /system/bin/app_process64 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --start-s
 service zygote_secondary /system/bin/app_process32 -Xzygote /system/bin --zygote --socket-name=zygote_secondary
     class main
     priority -20
+    user root
+    group root readproc
     socket zygote_secondary stream 660 root system
     onrestart restart zygote
     writepid /dev/cpuset/foreground/tasks /dev/stune/foreground/tasks