diff --git a/policy/modules/system/setrans.te b/policy/modules/system/setrans.te
index 4ec45a482..4dd54c8cf 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/setrans.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/setrans.te
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ can_exec(setrans_t, setrans_exec_t)
 corecmd_search_bin(setrans_t)
 
 # create unix domain socket in /var
+manage_dirs_pattern(setrans_t, setrans_var_run_t, setrans_var_run_t)
 manage_files_pattern(setrans_t, setrans_var_run_t, setrans_var_run_t)
 manage_sock_files_pattern(setrans_t, setrans_var_run_t, setrans_var_run_t)
-files_pid_filetrans(setrans_t, setrans_var_run_t, file)
+files_pid_filetrans(setrans_t, setrans_var_run_t, { file dir })
 
 kernel_read_kernel_sysctls(setrans_t)
 kernel_read_proc_symlinks(setrans_t)