diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/locale b/profiles/apparmor.d/locale
index f5dd39dba..3352a4970 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/locale
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/locale
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ profile locale /usr/bin/locale {
 
   profile compressor {
     include <abstractions/base>
-    file r @{compressors},
+    file mr @{compressors},
     file r /usr/share/i18n/charmaps/,
     file r /usr/share/i18n/charmaps/*,
   }