diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/bootloader.te b/policy/modules/admin/bootloader.te
index fee70d9fb..8ae18db7c 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/bootloader.te
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/bootloader.te
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dev_node(bootloader_tmp_t)
 #
 
 allow bootloader_t self:capability { dac_override dac_read_search fsetid sys_rawio sys_admin mknod chown };
-allow bootloader_t self:process { sigkill sigstop signull signal execmem };
+allow bootloader_t self:process { signal_perms execmem };
 allow bootloader_t self:fifo_file rw_fifo_file_perms;
 
 allow bootloader_t bootloader_etc_t:file read_file_perms;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ifdef(`distro_redhat',`
 	allow bootloader_t self:capability ipc_lock;
 
 	# new file system defaults to file_t, granting file_t access is still bad.
-	allow bootloader_t boot_runtime_t:file { read_file_perms unlink };
+	allow bootloader_t boot_runtime_t:file { read_file_perms delete_file_perms };
 
 	# new file system defaults to file_t, granting file_t access is still bad.
 	files_manage_isid_type_dirs(bootloader_t)