diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/Android.mk b/cmds/bootanimation/Android.mk
index 2ee586f..7c8842c 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/Android.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= bootanimation
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := bootanim.rc
+
 ifdef TARGET_32_BIT_SURFACEFLINGER
 LOCAL_32_BIT_ONLY := true
 endif
diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/bootanim.rc b/cmds/bootanimation/bootanim.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee0d0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/bootanim.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+service bootanim /system/bin/bootanimation
+    class core
+    user graphics
+    group graphics audio
+    disabled
+    oneshot