diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/X b/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/X
index 6f0272d64..6df891185 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/X
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/X
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   owner @{run}/user/*/gdm/Xauthority r,
   owner @{run}/user/*/X11/Xauthority r,
   owner @{run}/user/*/xauth_* r,
+  owner /tmp/xauth_?????? r,
 
   # the unix socket to use to connect to the display
   /tmp/.X11-unix/* rw,