diff --git a/public/te_macros b/public/te_macros
index 661585aa1413daac3e2f0a17a6be591b3de0a053..e1c46c957a7e8d78b02454bdbd350b714dc331e5 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 };
 ')