diff --git a/hostapd.te b/hostapd.te
index 8f8cd6522e0ec63cf72a41fc72f7c77ae7bac3c2..62f9cc72687567dba9221a9701c6243b47bf9f16 100644
--- a/hostapd.te
+++ b/hostapd.te
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ allow hostapd self:netlink_route_socket nlmsg_write;
 allow hostapd wifi_data_file:file rw_file_perms;
 r_dir_file(hostapd, wifi_data_file)
 
-# hostapd needs to bind to (and possibly create) its control interface socket.
-allow hostapd hostapd_socket:dir rw_dir_perms;
-# hostapd likes to chmod its socket directory.
-allow hostapd hostapd_socket:dir setattr;
+# hostapd wants to create the directory holding its control socket.
+allow hostapd hostapd_socket:dir create_dir_perms;
+# hostapd needs to create, bind to, read, and write its control socket.
 allow hostapd hostapd_socket:sock_file create_file_perms;