diff --git a/private/apexd.te b/private/apexd.te
index 7a1e4e241ffdf248dcfee134ba3c766e72bcebc8..702ba57d4489187e8770eb1805fe70e5f4ed51dd 100644
--- a/private/apexd.te
+++ b/private/apexd.te
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ allowxperm apexd loop_device:blk_file ioctl {
   LOOP_SET_BLOCK_SIZE
   LOOP_SET_DIRECT_IO
   LOOP_CLR_FD
+  BLKFLSBUF
 };
 # allow apexd to access /dev/block
 allow apexd block_device:dir r_dir_perms;