diff --git a/policy/modules/system/logging.te b/policy/modules/system/logging.te
index 733a8bb73..8bcb2872c 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/logging.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/logging.te
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ userdom_dontaudit_search_user_home_dirs(syslogd_t)
 ifdef(`distro_gentoo',`
 	# default gentoo syslog-ng config appends kernel
 	# and high priority messages to /dev/tty12
-	term_append_unallocated_ttys(syslogd_t)
+	# and chown/chgrp/chmod /dev/tty12, which is denied
 	term_dontaudit_setattr_unallocated_ttys(syslogd_t)
 ')