diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index f7ae7ca63..4215dab2a 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ on zygote-start && property:persist.sys.fuse=""
 on zygote-start && property:ro.crypto.state=unencrypted
     # A/B update verifier that marks a successful boot.
     exec_start update_verifier_nonencrypted
+    start statsd
     start netd
     start zygote
     start zygote_secondary
@@ -834,6 +835,7 @@ on zygote-start && property:ro.crypto.state=unencrypted
 on zygote-start && property:ro.crypto.state=unsupported
     # A/B update verifier that marks a successful boot.
     exec_start update_verifier_nonencrypted
+    start statsd
     start netd
     start zygote
     start zygote_secondary
@@ -841,6 +843,7 @@ on zygote-start && property:ro.crypto.state=unsupported
 on zygote-start && property:ro.crypto.state=encrypted && property:ro.crypto.type=file
     # A/B update verifier that marks a successful boot.
     exec_start update_verifier_nonencrypted
+    start statsd
     start netd
     start zygote
     start zygote_secondary