diff --git a/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in b/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in
index 7b9c1c7a00d..db3cf6d8d38 100644
--- a/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in
+++ b/selinux/openvswitch-custom.te.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require {
 @begin_dpdk@
         type hugetlbfs_t;
         type kernel_t;
+        type svirt_t;
         type svirt_image_t;
         type svirt_tmpfs_t;
         type vfio_device_t;