diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.if b/policy/modules/system/init.if
index 326581ecc..bd5fe2071 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.if
@@ -1314,6 +1314,8 @@ interface(`init_getattr_initctl',`
 			type initctl_t;
 		')
 
+		dev_list_all_dev_nodes($1)
+		files_search_pids($1)
 		allow $1 initctl_t:fifo_file getattr;
 	')
 ')
@@ -1353,6 +1355,7 @@ interface(`init_write_initctl',`
 	')
 
 	dev_list_all_dev_nodes($1)
+	files_search_pids($1)
 	allow $1 initctl_t:fifo_file write;
 ')
 
@@ -1385,6 +1388,7 @@ interface(`init_telinit',`
 	corecmd_exec_bin($1)
 
 	dev_list_all_dev_nodes($1)
+	files_search_pids($1)
 
 	init_exec($1)
 ')
@@ -1405,6 +1409,7 @@ interface(`init_rw_initctl',`
 	')
 
 	dev_list_all_dev_nodes($1)
+	files_search_pids($1)
 	allow $1 initctl_t:fifo_file rw_fifo_file_perms;
 ')
 
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.te b/policy/modules/system/init.te
index 8fabb0ea5..02538ac73 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.te
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ allow init_t init_var_run_t:file manage_lnk_file_perms;
 
 allow init_t initctl_t:fifo_file manage_fifo_file_perms;
 dev_filetrans(init_t, initctl_t, fifo_file)
+files_pid_filetrans(init_t, initctl_t, fifo_file)
 
 # Modify utmp.
 allow init_t initrc_var_run_t:file { rw_file_perms setattr };