diff --git a/policy/modules/system/systemd.if b/policy/modules/system/systemd.if
index fc000ef97..b1616d211 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/systemd.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/systemd.if
@@ -1250,6 +1250,7 @@ interface(`systemd_stream_connect_userdb', `
 
 	init_search_runtime($1)
 	allow $1 systemd_userdbd_runtime_t:dir list_dir_perms;
+	allow $1 systemd_userdbd_runtime_t:lnk_file read_lnk_file_perms;
 	stream_connect_pattern($1, systemd_userdbd_runtime_t, systemd_userdbd_runtime_t, systemd_userdbd_t)
 	init_unix_stream_socket_connectto($1)
 ')