diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.if b/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.if
index 99bffc8..39b0b77 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.if
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.if
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ interface(`dpkg_dontaudit_manage_db',`
 #
 interface(`dpkg_lock_db',`
 	gen_require(`
-		type dpkg_lock_t;
+		type dpkg_lock_t, dpkg_var_lib_t;
 	')
 
 	files_search_var_lib($1)
diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.te b/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.te
index df270e9..2ddf835 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.te
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/dpkg.te
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-policy_module(dpkg,1.2.0)
+policy_module(dpkg,1.2.1)
 
 ########################################
 #