diff --git a/app.te b/app.te
index 85de816..be0983f 100644
--- a/app.te
+++ b/app.te
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@
 # App sdcard file accesses
 allow platformappdomain sdcard:dir create_dir_perms;
 allow platformappdomain sdcard:file create_file_perms;
+# System data file accesses (e.g, shared objects from the lib directory)
+allow platformappdomain system_data_file:file { execute open };
 
 #
 # Untrusted apps.