diff --git a/config/boards/helios64.conf b/config/boards/helios64.conf
index bafbd9cc11..e256f4673e 100644
--- a/config/boards/helios64.conf
+++ b/config/boards/helios64.conf
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ function post_family_tweaks_bsp__helios64() {
 
 	install -m 644 $SRC/packages/bsp/helios64/fancontrol.service.pid-override $destination/etc/systemd/system/fancontrol.service.d/pid.conf
 
+	# helios64 points fancontrol to /dev symlinks created by helios64 udev rules to sysfs hwmon and thermal directories
+	install -m 644 $SRC/packages/bsp/helios64/fancontrol.service.privatedevices-override $destination/etc/systemd/system/fancontrol.service.d/privatedevices.conf
+
 	# copy fancontrol config
 	install -m 644 $SRC/packages/bsp/helios64/fancontrol.conf $destination/etc/fancontrol
 
diff --git a/packages/bsp/helios64/fancontrol.service.privatedevices-override b/packages/bsp/helios64/fancontrol.service.privatedevices-override
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b0aa68aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bsp/helios64/fancontrol.service.privatedevices-override
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Service]
+PrivateDevices=no