diff --git a/src/security/apparmor/usr.lib.libvirt.virt-aa-helper.in b/src/security/apparmor/usr.lib.libvirt.virt-aa-helper.in
index 44645c6989..90a8b7072c 100644
--- a/src/security/apparmor/usr.lib.libvirt.virt-aa-helper.in
+++ b/src/security/apparmor/usr.lib.libvirt.virt-aa-helper.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include <tunables/global>
 
+@{hextet}=[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]
+@{UUID}=@{hextet}@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}@{hextet}@{hextet}
+
 profile virt-aa-helper @libexecdir@/virt-aa-helper {
   #include <abstractions/base>
   #include <abstractions/openssl>
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ profile virt-aa-helper @libexecdir@/virt-aa-helper {
   /{usr/,}{s,}bin/apparmor_parser Ux,
 
   @sysconfdir@/apparmor.d/libvirt/* r,
-  @sysconfdir@/apparmor.d/libvirt/libvirt-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]* rw,
+  @sysconfdir@/apparmor.d/libvirt/libvirt-@{UUID}* rw,
 
   # for backingstore -- allow access to non-hidden files in @{HOME} as well
   # as storage pools
diff --git a/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.libvirtd.in b/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.libvirtd.in
index 70e586895f..3659ddc219 100644
--- a/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.libvirtd.in
+++ b/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.libvirtd.in
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #include <tunables/global>
+
+@{hextet}=[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]
+@{UUID}=@{hextet}@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}@{hextet}@{hextet}
 @{LIBVIRT}="libvirt"
 
 profile libvirtd @sbindir@/libvirtd flags=(attach_disconnected) {
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ profile libvirtd @sbindir@/libvirtd flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   signal (send) set=("term") peer=libvirtd//qemu_bridge_helper,
 
   # allow connect with openGraphicsFD, direction reversed in newer versions
-  unix (send, receive) type=stream addr=none peer=(label=libvirt-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*),
+  unix (send, receive) type=stream addr=none peer=(label=libvirt-@{UUID}),
   # unconfined also required if guests run without security module
   unix (send, receive) type=stream addr=none peer=(label=unconfined),
 
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ profile libvirtd @sbindir@/libvirtd flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   /etc/xen/scripts/** rmix,
 
   # allow changing to our UUID-based named profiles
-  change_profile -> @{LIBVIRT}-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*,
+  change_profile -> @{LIBVIRT}-@{UUID},
 
   /usr/{lib,lib64,lib/qemu,libexec,libexec/qemu}/qemu-bridge-helper Cx -> qemu_bridge_helper,
   # child profile for bridge helper process
diff --git a/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.virtqemud.in b/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.virtqemud.in
index 42fa4813da..86b23465b6 100644
--- a/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.virtqemud.in
+++ b/src/security/apparmor/usr.sbin.virtqemud.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include <tunables/global>
 @{LIBVIRT}="libvirt"
+@{hextet}=[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]
+@{UUID}=@{hextet}@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}-@{hextet}@{hextet}@{hextet}
 
 profile virtqemud @sbindir@/virtqemud flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   #include <abstractions/base>
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ profile virtqemud @sbindir@/virtqemud flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   signal (send) set=(term) peer=libvirtd//qemu_bridge_helper,
 
   # allow connect with openGraphicsFD, direction reversed in newer versions
-  unix (send, receive) type=stream addr=none peer=(label=libvirt-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*),
+  unix (send, receive) type=stream addr=none peer=(label=libvirt-@{UUID}),
   # unconfined also required if guests run without security module
   unix (send, receive) type=stream addr=none peer=(label=unconfined),
 
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ profile virtqemud @sbindir@/virtqemud flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   /etc/libvirt/hooks/** rmix,
 
   # allow changing to our UUID-based named profiles
-  change_profile -> @{LIBVIRT}-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*-[0-9a-f]*,
+  change_profile -> @{LIBVIRT}-@{UUID},
 
   /usr/{lib,lib64,lib/qemu,libexec,libexec/qemu}/qemu-bridge-helper Cx -> qemu_bridge_helper,
   # child profile for bridge helper process