diff --git a/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.16.cil b/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.16.cil
index 99985d2f..2913ef3f 100644
--- a/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.16.cil
+++ b/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.16.cil
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 	;
 	; Allow to RTE pod connect, read and write permissions to /var/lib/kubelet/pod-resource/kubelet.sock
 	(allow process container_var_lib_t (sock_file (open getattr read write ioctl lock append)))
+	(allow process kubelet_var_lib_t (sock_file (open getattr read write ioctl lock append)))
 	(allow process kubelet_t (unix_stream_socket (connectto)))
 )
diff --git a/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.17.cil b/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.17.cil
index 99985d2f..2913ef3f 100644
--- a/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.17.cil
+++ b/pkg/assets/selinux/policy/ocp_v4.17.cil
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 	;
 	; Allow to RTE pod connect, read and write permissions to /var/lib/kubelet/pod-resource/kubelet.sock
 	(allow process container_var_lib_t (sock_file (open getattr read write ioctl lock append)))
+	(allow process kubelet_var_lib_t (sock_file (open getattr read write ioctl lock append)))
 	(allow process kubelet_t (unix_stream_socket (connectto)))
 )