diff --git a/shell.te b/shell.te
index a304673a0929a09d41f5a313d3f4e80a9aaaf8b7..a314c612694e990af04d1a0db84c5a4dce32d414 100644
--- a/shell.te
+++ b/shell.te
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ allow shell { service_manager_type -gatekeeper_service -netd_service }:service_m
 # allow shell to look through /proc/ for ps, top, netstat
 r_dir_file(shell, proc)
 r_dir_file(shell, proc_net)
+allow shell proc_meminfo:file r_file_perms;
 r_dir_file(shell, cgroup)
 allow shell domain:dir { search open read getattr };
 allow shell domain:{ file lnk_file } { open read getattr };