diff --git a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
index c86173777..1e31b48fd 100644
--- a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ fn api_thread_rules() -> Result<Vec<SyscallRuleSet>, Error> {
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_mprotect),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_munmap),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_recvfrom),
+        allow_syscall(libc::SYS_recvmsg),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_sigaltstack),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_write),
     ])