diff --git a/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if b/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if

index e229517afa..53c780b2e7 100644

--- a/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if

+++ b/policy/modules/system/miscfiles.if

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ interface(`miscfiles_manage_all_certs',`

 		attribute cert_type;

 	')

-	allow $1 cert_type:dir list_dir_perms;

+	manage_dirs_pattern($1, cert_type, cert_type)

 	manage_files_pattern($1, cert_type, cert_type)

 	manage_lnk_files_pattern($1, cert_type, cert_type)

 ')