diff --git a/policy/modules/contrib/virt.te b/policy/modules/contrib/virt.te
index 6ccdd68e41..8ee7ba692b 100644
--- a/policy/modules/contrib/virt.te
+++ b/policy/modules/contrib/virt.te
@@ -2342,6 +2342,7 @@ manage_lnk_files_pattern(virtstoraged_t, virt_etc_rw_t, virt_etc_rw_t)
 
 kernel_get_sysvipc_info(virtstoraged_t)
 kernel_io_uring_use(virtstoraged_t)
+kernel_read_vm_sysctls(virtstoraged_t)
 
 corecmd_exec_bin(virtstoraged_t)