diff --git a/wpa_supplicant.te b/wpa_supplicant.te
index be1bf2563d5ac1922695c1e32e176cea0cf8313d..00912e5f7cc3482fd8b2e451c54f413e6785fb95 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant.te
+++ b/wpa_supplicant.te
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ allow wpa random_device:chr_file r_file_perms;
 # Create a socket for receiving info from wpa
 type_transition wpa wifi_data_file:sock_file wpa_socket;
 allow wpa wpa_socket:sock_file create_file_perms;
+
+# Allow init to create wpa_socket and transition to wpa
+type_transition init wpa_socket:unix_dgram_socket wpa_socket;
+allow wpa wpa_socket:unix_dgram_socket { read write };