diff --git a/public/vendor_init.te b/public/vendor_init.te
index c53d20037e9c0073ad4c7ec52d97ef6a0c72100e..b025fc88a97384830b9d2d20652a4d4a30c9f07d 100644
--- a/public/vendor_init.te
+++ b/public/vendor_init.te
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ allow vendor_init self:global_capability_class_set { chown fowner fsetid };
 allow vendor_init unencrypted_data_file:dir search;
 allow vendor_init unencrypted_data_file:file r_file_perms;
 
+allow vendor_init system_data_file:dir getattr;
+
 allow vendor_init {
   file_type
   -core_data_file_type