diff --git a/libcutils/sched_policy.c b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
index 9039620ec..6e6a9ebd4 100644
--- a/libcutils/sched_policy.c
+++ b/libcutils/sched_policy.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void __initialize(void) {
         ta_schedboost_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
         filename = "/dev/stune/foreground/tasks";
         fg_schedboost_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-        filename = "/dev/stune/tasks";
+        filename = "/dev/stune/background/tasks";
         bg_schedboost_fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index c75ec29b7..7145dfc63 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -50,15 +50,19 @@ on init
     mkdir /dev/stune
     mount cgroup none /dev/stune schedtune
     mkdir /dev/stune/foreground
+    mkdir /dev/stune/background
     mkdir /dev/stune/top-app
     chown system system /dev/stune
     chown system system /dev/stune/foreground
+    chown system system /dev/stune/background
     chown system system /dev/stune/top-app
     chown system system /dev/stune/tasks
     chown system system /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
+    chown system system /dev/stune/background/tasks
     chown system system /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/foreground/tasks
+    chmod 0664 /dev/stune/background/tasks
     chmod 0664 /dev/stune/top-app/tasks
 
     # Mount staging areas for devices managed by vold