diff --git a/contrib/selinux/passt.if b/contrib/selinux/passt.if
index 3ccb7f4..f689a99 100644
--- a/contrib/selinux/passt.if
+++ b/contrib/selinux/passt.if
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
-interface('passt_read_data','
+interface(`passt_read_data',`
 	gen_require(`
 		type passt_data_t;
 	')