diff --git a/lmkd.te b/lmkd.te
index 8643d9115..a8b52c34b 100644
--- a/lmkd.te
+++ b/lmkd.te
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type lmkd_exec, exec_type, file_type;
 
 init_daemon_domain(lmkd)
 
-allow lmkd self:capability { dac_override sys_resource };
+allow lmkd self:capability { dac_override sys_resource kill };
 
 ## Open and write to /proc/PID/oom_score_adj
 ## TODO: maybe scope this down?