diff --git a/public/init.te b/public/init.te
index 19c7e4b..cfca727 100644
--- a/public/init.te
+++ b/public/init.te
@@ -574,6 +574,9 @@
 allow init system_bootstrap_lib_file:dir r_dir_perms;
 allow init system_bootstrap_lib_file:file { execute read open getattr map };
 
+# stat the root dir of fuse filesystems (for the mount handler)
+allow init fuse:dir { search getattr };
+
 ###
 ### neverallow rules
 ###