diff --git a/hidl/light/android.hardware.light@2.0-service.samsung.rc b/hidl/light/android.hardware.light@2.0-service.samsung.rc
index 74698bf0..ad796e48 100644
--- a/hidl/light/android.hardware.light@2.0-service.samsung.rc
+++ b/hidl/light/android.hardware.light@2.0-service.samsung.rc
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ service vendor.light-hal-2-0 /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.light@2.0-service.s
     class hal
     user system
     group system
+    # shutting off lights while powering-off
+    shutdown critical