diff --git a/policy/modules/kernel/devices.if b/policy/modules/kernel/devices.if
index e401bd77b8..aaa5807bb2 100644
--- a/policy/modules/kernel/devices.if
+++ b/policy/modules/kernel/devices.if
@@ -4864,10 +4864,10 @@ interface(`dev_rw_tpm',`
 #
 interface(`dev_rw_uhid',`
         gen_require(`
-                type uhid_device_t;
+                type device_t, uhid_device_t;
         ')
 
-        allow $1 uhid_device_t:chr_file rw_chr_file_perms;
+        rw_chr_files_pattern($1, device_t, uhid_device_t)
 ')
 
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