diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.te b/policy/modules/system/init.te
index 2b86191fb..45163753a 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.te
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ ifdef(`init_systemd',`
 	logging_send_audit_msgs(init_t)
 	logging_relabelto_devlog_sock_files(init_t)
 	logging_relabel_generic_log_dirs(init_t)
+	logging_audit_socket_activation(init_t)
 
 	# lvm2-activation-generator checks file labels
 	seutil_read_file_contexts(init_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/logging.if b/policy/modules/system/logging.if
index 5e4c0bacf..4223e6b76 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/logging.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/logging.if
@@ -484,6 +484,25 @@ interface(`logging_setattr_syslogd_tmp_files',`
 	allow $1 syslogd_tmp_t:file setattr;
 ')
 
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##  Allow the domain to create the audit socket
+##  for syslogd.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##  <summary>
+##  Domain allowed access.
+##  </summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`logging_audit_socket_activation', `
+	gen_require(`
+		type syslogd_t;
+	')
+
+	allow $1 syslogd_t:netlink_audit_socket create_socket_perms;
+')
+
 ########################################
 ## <summary>
 ##	Relabel to and from syslog temporary file type.