diff --git a/public/te_macros b/public/te_macros
index bf75690b2ecd88a39a3784997b176d43150e97d0..5b78796933127d1405a5dd803215926c01b8c435 100644
--- a/public/te_macros
+++ b/public/te_macros
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ allow $1 $2:{ file lnk_file } r_file_perms;
 define(`tmpfs_domain', `
 type $1_tmpfs, file_type;
 type_transition $1 tmpfs:file $1_tmpfs;
-allow $1 $1_tmpfs:file { read write };
+allow $1 $1_tmpfs:file { read write getattr };
 allow $1 tmpfs:dir { getattr search };
 ')