diff --git a/core/jni/fd_utils-inl.h b/core/jni/fd_utils-inl.h
index af27069119492..1739abf3516e2 100644
--- a/core/jni/fd_utils-inl.h
+++ b/core/jni/fd_utils-inl.h
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ class FileDescriptorInfo {
       return true;
     }
 
+    // All regular files that are placed under this path are whitelisted automatically.
+    static const std::string kZygoteWhitelistPath = "/vendor/zygote_whitelist/";
+    if (StartsWith(path, kZygoteWhitelistPath) && path.find("/../") == std::string::npos) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return false;
   }