diff --git a/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h b/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
index d8e938e..496dabc 100644
--- a/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
+++ b/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     { 00770, AID_SYSTEM, AID_CACHE,  0, "cache" },
     { 00771, AID_SYSTEM, AID_SYSTEM, 0, "data/app" },
     { 00771, AID_SYSTEM, AID_SYSTEM, 0, "data/app-private" },
-    { 00771, AID_SYSTEM, AID_SYSTEM, 0, "data/dalvik-cache" },
+    { 00771, AID_ROOT,   AID_ROOT,   0, "data/dalvik-cache" },
     { 00771, AID_SYSTEM, AID_SYSTEM, 0, "data/data" },
     { 00771, AID_SHELL,  AID_SHELL,  0, "data/local/tmp" },
     { 00771, AID_SHELL,  AID_SHELL,  0, "data/local" },
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 3644219..11c34f8 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     mkdir /data/property 0700 root root
 
     # create dalvik-cache, so as to enforce our permissions
-    mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 system system
+    mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 root root
     mkdir /data/dalvik-cache/profiles 0711 system system
 
     # create resource-cache and double-check the perms