diff --git a/target/product/gsi_release.mk b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
index 25fa68b644..8591a83e06 100644
--- a/target/product/gsi_release.mk
+++ b/target/product/gsi_release.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITIONS := true
 # Enable dynamic partition size
 PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE := true
 
+# Disable the build-time debugfs restrictions on GSI builds
+PRODUCT_SET_DEBUGFS_RESTRICTIONS := false
+
 # GSI targets should install "unflattened" APEXes in /system
 TARGET_FLATTEN_APEX := false