diff --git a/bpfloader/bpfloader.rc b/bpfloader/bpfloader.rc
index b1a6bdb..fd6eaea 100644
--- a/bpfloader/bpfloader.rc
+++ b/bpfloader/bpfloader.rc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ service bpfloader /system/bin/bpfloader
     # one of the following groups.  This is not perfect, but a more correct
     # solution requires significantly more effort to implement.
     group root graphics network_stack net_admin net_bw_acct net_bw_stats net_raw system
+    user root
     #
     # Set RLIMIT_MEMLOCK to 1GiB for bpfloader
     #