diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.if b/policy/modules/system/init.if
index ed152c47d..cc83689c6 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.if
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ interface(`init_run_daemon',`
 #
 interface(`init_read_state',`
 	gen_require(`
-		attribute init_t;
+		type init_t;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:dir search_dir_perms;
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ interface(`init_read_state',`
 #
 interface(`init_ptrace',`
 	gen_require(`
-		attribute init_t;
+		type init_t;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:process ptrace;