diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/logging.if b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/logging.if
index 9b0e2e8..ab50a27 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/logging.if
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/logging.if
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ files_make_file_depend
 #
 define(`logging_send_system_log_message',`
 requires_block_template(logging_send_system_log_message_depend,$2)
+allow $1 devlog_t:lnk_file read;
 allow $1 devlog_t:sock_file { ioctl read getattr lock write append };
 # the type of socket depends on the syslog daemon
 allow $1 syslogd_t:unix_dgram_socket sendto;