diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.if b/policy/modules/system/init.if
index 4c9484019..648c95a3f 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.if
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ interface(`init_manage_pid_symlinks', `
 		type init_runtime_t;
 	')
 
-	allow $1 init_runtime_t:lnk_file create_lnk_file_perms;
+	manage_lnk_files_pattern($1, init_runtime_t, init_runtime_t)
 ')
 
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