diff --git a/contrib/selinux/passt.te b/contrib/selinux/passt.te
index 507fc89..facc2d1 100644
--- a/contrib/selinux/passt.te
+++ b/contrib/selinux/passt.te
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ allow passt_t net_conf_t:file { open read };
 allow passt_t net_conf_t:lnk_file read;
 allow passt_t tmp_t:sock_file { create unlink write };
 allow passt_t self:netlink_route_socket { bind create nlmsg_read read write setopt };
+kernel_search_network_sysctl(passt_t)
 
 corenet_tcp_bind_all_nodes(passt_t)
 corenet_udp_bind_all_nodes(passt_t)
diff --git a/contrib/selinux/pasta.te b/contrib/selinux/pasta.te
index ee82b0f..86d9456 100644
--- a/contrib/selinux/pasta.te
+++ b/contrib/selinux/pasta.te
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ allow syslogd_t self:cap_userns sys_ptrace;
 allow pasta_t proc_net_t:file { open read };
 allow pasta_t net_conf_t:file { open read };
 allow pasta_t self:netlink_route_socket { bind create nlmsg_read nlmsg_write setopt read write };
+kernel_search_network_sysctl(pasta_t)
 
 allow pasta_t tmp_t:sock_file { create unlink write };
 
@@ -186,4 +187,6 @@ allow pasta_t sysctl_net_t:dir search;
 allow pasta_t sysctl_net_t:file { open write };
 allow pasta_t kernel_t:system module_request;
 
+allow pasta_t net_conf_t:lnk_file read;
+allow pasta_t proc_net_t:lnk_file read;