diff --git a/public/hal_usb.te b/public/hal_usb.te
index b8034b88eacd88a543d75fb751c5edc8206dee41..38bc49a21178d64b27eaf20c7d589485c8c94d70 100644
--- a/public/hal_usb.te
+++ b/public/hal_usb.te
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ hal_attribute_hwservice(hal_usb, hal_usb_hwservice)
 
 allow hal_usb self:netlink_kobject_uevent_socket create;
 allow hal_usb self:netlink_kobject_uevent_socket setopt;
+allow hal_usb self:netlink_kobject_uevent_socket getopt;
 allow hal_usb self:netlink_kobject_uevent_socket bind;
 allow hal_usb self:netlink_kobject_uevent_socket read;
 allow hal_usb sysfs:dir open;