diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/portage.te b/policy/modules/admin/portage.te
index 093808ad7..b9f408e98 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/portage.te
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/portage.te
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ corecmd_shell_spec_domtrans(portage_t, portage_sandbox_t)
 allow portage_sandbox_t portage_t:fd use;
 allow portage_sandbox_t portage_t:fifo_file rw_file_perms;
 allow portage_sandbox_t portage_t:process sigchld;
+allow portage_sandbox_t self:process ptrace;
 
 # run scripts out of the build directory
 can_exec(portage_t, portage_tmp_t)