diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/cron.if b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/cron.if
index 9339350af..f5a9d0412 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/cron.if
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/cron.if
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ allow $1_crond_t $1_cron_spool_t:file entrypoint;
 # transition, since crontabs are configuration files, not executables.
 allow crond_t $1_crond_t:process transition;
 dontaudit crond_t $1_crond_t:process { noatsecure siginh rlimitinh };
+allow crond_t $1_crond_t:fd use;
+allow $1_crond_t crond_t:fd use;
+allow $1_crond_t crond_t:fifo_file rw_file_perms;
+allow $1_crond_t crond_t:process sigchld;
 
 kernel_read_system_state($1_crond_t)
 kernel_read_kernel_sysctl($1_crond_t)