diff --git a/fix_kernel_sysctl.patch b/fix_kernel_sysctl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..757d195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix_kernel_sysctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Index: fedora-policy-20210716/policy/modules/kernel/files.fc
+===================================================================
+--- fedora-policy-20210716.orig/policy/modules/kernel/files.fc
++++ fedora-policy-20210716/policy/modules/kernel/files.fc
+@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ ifdef(`distro_redhat',`
+ /usr/lib/ostree-boot(/.*)?                gen_context(system_u:object_r:usr_t,s0)
+ /usr/lib/modules(/.*)/vmlinuz         -- 	gen_context(system_u:object_r:usr_t,s0)
+ /usr/lib/modules(/.*)/initramfs.img   --	gen_context(system_u:object_r:usr_t,s0)
++/usr/lib/modules(/.*)/sysctl.conf     --	gen_context(system_u:object_r:usr_t,s0)
++/usr/lib/modules(/.*)/System.map      --	gen_context(system_u:object_r:system_map_t,s0)
+ 
+ /usr/doc(/.*)?/lib(/.*)?	gen_context(system_u:object_r:usr_t,s0)
+ 
+Index: fedora-policy-20210716/policy/modules/system/systemd.te
+===================================================================
+--- fedora-policy-20210716.orig/policy/modules/system/systemd.te
++++ fedora-policy-20210716/policy/modules/system/systemd.te
+@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ init_stream_connect(systemd_sysctl_t)
+ logging_send_syslog_msg(systemd_sysctl_t)
+ 
+ systemd_read_efivarfs(systemd_sysctl_t)
++# kernel specific sysctl.conf may be in modules dir
++allow systemd_sysctl_t modules_object_t:dir search;
+ 
+ #######################################
+ #
diff --git a/selinux-policy.changes b/selinux-policy.changes
index 957ec61..2c52444 100644
--- a/selinux-policy.changes
+++ b/selinux-policy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 17 16:03:08 UTC 2021 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
+
+- Allow systemd-sysctl to read kernel specific sysctl.conf
+  (fix_kernel_sysctl.patch, boo#1184804)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 10 08:31:16 UTC 2021 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/selinux-policy.spec b/selinux-policy.spec
index 86cca83..dce81b7 100644
--- a/selinux-policy.spec
+++ b/selinux-policy.spec
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ Patch051:       fix_dovecot.patch
 # https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/pull/15758
 Patch052:       fix_cockpit.patch
 Patch053:       fix_systemd_watch.patch
+# kernel specific sysctl.conf (boo#1184804)
+Patch054:       fix_kernel_sysctl.patch
 
 Patch100:       sedoctool.patch