diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sec-policy/selinux-virt/files/virt.patch b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sec-policy/selinux-virt/files/virt.patch
index faad21146c..314518721f 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sec-policy/selinux-virt/files/virt.patch
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sec-policy/selinux-virt/files/virt.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-index 256ea58..f72fbba 100644
+index 4943ad79d..c89bb5c0c 100644
 --- services/virt.te
 +++ services/virt.te
-@@ -1378,3 +1378,35 @@ sysnet_dns_name_resolve(virtlogd_t)
+@@ -1377,3 +1377,38 @@ sysnet_dns_name_resolve(virtlogd_t)
  
  virt_manage_log(virtlogd_t)
  virt_read_config(virtlogd_t)
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ index 256ea58..f72fbba 100644
 +allow svirt_lxc_net_t kernel_t:fifo_file { getattr ioctl read write open append };
 +allow svirt_lxc_net_t initrc_t:fifo_file { getattr ioctl read write open append };
 +filetrans_pattern(kernel_t, etc_t, svirt_lxc_file_t, dir, "cni");
++
++# this is required by flanneld
++allow svirt_lxc_net_t kernel_t:system { module_request };