diff --git a/policy/modules/kernel/files.if b/policy/modules/kernel/files.if
index 7c4b4ae33..1f0c6f8cf 100644
--- a/policy/modules/kernel/files.if
+++ b/policy/modules/kernel/files.if
@@ -5818,6 +5818,7 @@ interface(`files_manage_generic_locks',`
 
 	allow $1 var_t:dir search_dir_perms;
 	allow $1 var_lock_t:lnk_file read_lnk_file_perms;
+	manage_dirs_pattern($1, var_lock_t, var_lock_t)
 	manage_files_pattern($1, var_lock_t, var_lock_t)
 ')