diff --git a/policy/modules/system/udev.te b/policy/modules/system/udev.te
index 98d6a0baa..5ce90339a 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/udev.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/udev.te
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ ifdef(`init_systemd',`
 	systemd_read_hwdb(udev_t)
 	systemd_read_logind_sessions_files(udev_t)
 	systemd_read_logind_runtime_files(udev_t)
+	# udev searches for .link files and applies custom udev rules
+	systemd_read_networkd_runtime(udev_t)
 
 	optional_policy(`
 		init_dbus_chat(udev_t)