diff --git a/private/app_neverallows.te b/private/app_neverallows.te
index 87869dd..12357c7 100644
--- a/private/app_neverallows.te
+++ b/private/app_neverallows.te
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@
 } *;
 
 # Disallow sending RTM_GETLINK messages on netlink sockets.
-neverallow all_untrusted_apps domain:netlink_route_socket { bind nlmsg_readpriv };
+neverallow {
+  all_untrusted_apps
+  -untrusted_app_25
+  -untrusted_app_27
+  -untrusted_app_29
+} domain:netlink_route_socket { bind nlmsg_readpriv };
 
 # Do not allow untrusted apps access to /cache
 neverallow { all_untrusted_apps -mediaprovider } { cache_file cache_recovery_file }:dir ~{ r_dir_perms };
diff --git a/private/untrusted_app_25.te b/private/untrusted_app_25.te
index 82c07ff..a1abc41 100644
--- a/private/untrusted_app_25.te
+++ b/private/untrusted_app_25.te
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@
 
 # Read /mnt/sdcard symlink.
 allow untrusted_app_25 mnt_sdcard_file:lnk_file r_file_perms;
+
+# allow binding to netlink route sockets and sending RTM_GETLINK messages.
+allow untrusted_app_25 self:netlink_route_socket { bind nlmsg_readpriv };
diff --git a/private/untrusted_app_27.te b/private/untrusted_app_27.te
index 7a326a5..b7b6d72 100644
--- a/private/untrusted_app_27.te
+++ b/private/untrusted_app_27.te
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@
 
 # Read /mnt/sdcard symlink.
 allow untrusted_app_27 mnt_sdcard_file:lnk_file r_file_perms;
+
+# allow binding to netlink route sockets and sending RTM_GETLINK messages.
+allow untrusted_app_27 self:netlink_route_socket { bind nlmsg_readpriv };
diff --git a/private/untrusted_app_29.te b/private/untrusted_app_29.te
index d03f399..344ae89 100644
--- a/private/untrusted_app_29.te
+++ b/private/untrusted_app_29.te
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
 untrusted_app_domain(untrusted_app_29)
 net_domain(untrusted_app_29)
 bluetooth_domain(untrusted_app_29)
+
+# allow binding to netlink route sockets and sending RTM_GETLINK messages.
+allow untrusted_app_29 self:netlink_route_socket { bind nlmsg_readpriv };