diff --git a/policy/modules/system/unconfined.if b/policy/modules/system/unconfined.if
index 5ca20a97d..2b85a6e2a 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/unconfined.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/unconfined.if
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ interface(`unconfined_domain_noaudit',`
 
 	# Use most Linux capabilities
 	allow $1 self:capability ~sys_module;
+	allow $1 self:capability2 syslog;
 	allow $1 self:fifo_file manage_fifo_file_perms;
 
 	# Transition to myself, to make get_ordered_context_list happy.