diff --git a/policy/modules/system/sysnetwork.if b/policy/modules/system/sysnetwork.if
index 4691d5c51..5d2d3c158 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/sysnetwork.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/sysnetwork.if
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ interface(`sysnet_read_config',`
 	files_search_runtime($1)
 	allow $1 net_conf_t:dir list_dir_perms;
 	allow $1 net_conf_t:file read_file_perms;
+	allow $1 net_conf_t:lnk_file read_lnk_file_perms;
 
 	ifdef(`distro_debian',`
 		files_search_runtime($1)