diff --git a/parser/libapparmor_re/aare_rules.cc b/parser/libapparmor_re/aare_rules.cc
index d13c71906..f62ec02f3 100644
--- a/parser/libapparmor_re/aare_rules.cc
+++ b/parser/libapparmor_re/aare_rules.cc
@@ -35,13 +35,75 @@
 #include "../immunix.h"
 
 
+class UniquePerm {
+public:
+	bool deny;
+	bool exact_match;
+	uint32_t perms;
+	uint32_t audit;
+
+	bool operator<(UniquePerm const &rhs)const
+	{
+		if (deny == rhs.deny) {
+			if (exact_match == rhs.exact_match) {
+				if (perms == rhs.perms)
+					return audit < rhs.audit;
+				return perms < rhs.perms;
+			}
+			return exact_match;
+		}
+		return deny;
+	}
+};
+
+class UniquePermsCache {
+public:
+	typedef map<UniquePerm, Node*> UniquePermMap;
+	typedef UniquePermMap::iterator iterator;
+	UniquePermMap nodes;
+
+	UniquePermsCache(void) { };
+	~UniquePermsCache() { clear(); }
+
+	void clear()
+	{
+		for (iterator i = nodes.begin(); i != nodes.end(); i++) {
+			delete i->second;
+		}
+		nodes.clear();
+	}
+
+	Node *insert(bool deny, uint32_t perms, uint32_t audit,
+		     bool exact_match)
+	{
+		UniquePerm tmp = { deny, exact_match, perms, audit };
+		iterator res = nodes.find(tmp);
+		if (res == nodes.end()) {
+			Node *node;
+			if (deny)
+				node = new DenyMatchFlag(perms, audit);
+			else if (exact_match)
+				node = new ExactMatchFlag(perms, audit);
+			else
+				node = new MatchFlag(perms, audit);
+			pair<iterator, bool> val = nodes.insert(make_pair(tmp, node));
+			if (val.second == false)
+				return val.first->second;
+			return node;
+		}
+		return res->second;
+	}
+};
+
+static UniquePermsCache unique_perms;
+
 
 aare_rules::~aare_rules(void)
 {
 	if (root)
 		root->release();
 
-	aare_reset_matchflags();
+	unique_perms.clear();
 }
 
 bool aare_rules::add_rule(const char *rule, int deny, uint32_t perms,
@@ -50,30 +112,9 @@ bool aare_rules::add_rule(const char *rule, int deny, uint32_t perms,
 	return add_rule_vec(deny, perms, audit, 1, &rule, flags);
 }
 
-#define FLAGS_WIDTH 2
-#define MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE (sizeof(uint32_t) * 8 - 1)
-MatchFlag *match_flags[FLAGS_WIDTH][MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE];
-DenyMatchFlag *deny_flags[FLAGS_WIDTH][MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE];
-#define EXEC_MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE (AA_EXEC_COUNT *2 * 2 * 2)	/* double for each of ix pux, unsafe x bits * u::o */
-MatchFlag *exec_match_flags[FLAGS_WIDTH][EXEC_MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE];	/* mods + unsafe + ix + pux * u::o */
-ExactMatchFlag *exact_match_flags[FLAGS_WIDTH][EXEC_MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE];	/* mods + unsafe + ix + pux *u::o */
-
 void aare_reset_matchflags(void)
 {
-	uint32_t i, j;
-#define RESET_FLAGS(group, size) { \
-	for (i = 0; i < FLAGS_WIDTH; i++) { \
-		for (j = 0; j < size; j++) { \
-		    if ((group)[i][j]) delete (group)[i][j];	\
-			(group)[i][j] = NULL; \
-		} \
-	} \
-}
-	RESET_FLAGS(match_flags, MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE);
-	RESET_FLAGS(deny_flags, MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE);
-	RESET_FLAGS(exec_match_flags, EXEC_MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE);
-	RESET_FLAGS(exact_match_flags, EXEC_MATCH_FLAGS_SIZE);
-#undef RESET_FLAGS
+	unique_perms.clear();
 }
 
 void aare_rules::add_to_rules(Node *tree, Node *perms)
@@ -91,84 +132,6 @@ static Node *cat_with_null_seperator(Node *l, Node *r)
 	return new CatNode(new CatNode(l, new CharNode(0)), r);
 }
 
-static Node *convert_file_perms(int deny, uint32_t perms, uint32_t audit,
-				bool exact_match)
-{
-	Node *accept;
-
-	assert(perms != 0);
-
-/* 0x7f == 4 bits x mods + 1 bit unsafe mask + 1 bit ix, + 1 pux after shift */
-#define EXTRACT_X_INDEX(perm, shift) (((perm) >> (shift + 7)) & 0x7f)
-
-
-	/* the permissions set is assumed to be non-empty if any audit
-	 * bits are specified */
-	accept = NULL;
-	for (unsigned int n = 0; perms && n < (sizeof(perms) * 8); n++) {
-		uint32_t mask = 1 << n;
-
-		if (!(perms & mask))
-			continue;
-
-		int ai = audit & mask ? 1 : 0;
-		perms &= ~mask;
-
-		Node *flag;
-		if (mask & ALL_AA_EXEC_TYPE)
-			/* these cases are covered by EXEC_BITS */
-			continue;
-		if (deny) {
-			if (deny_flags[ai][n]) {
-				flag = deny_flags[ai][n];
-			} else {
-//fprintf(stderr, "Adding deny ai %d mask 0x%x audit 0x%x\n", ai, mask, audit & mask);
-				deny_flags[ai][n] = new DenyMatchFlag(mask, audit & mask);
-				flag = deny_flags[ai][n];
-			}
-		} else if (mask & AA_EXEC_BITS) {
-			uint32_t eperm = 0;
-			uint32_t index = 0;
-			if (mask & AA_USER_EXEC) {
-				eperm = mask | (perms & AA_USER_EXEC_TYPE);
-				index = EXTRACT_X_INDEX(eperm, AA_USER_SHIFT);
-			} else {
-				eperm = mask | (perms & AA_OTHER_EXEC_TYPE);
-				index = EXTRACT_X_INDEX(eperm, AA_OTHER_SHIFT) + (AA_EXEC_COUNT << 2);
-			}
-//fprintf(stderr, "index %d eperm 0x%x\n", index, eperm);
-			if (exact_match) {
-				if (exact_match_flags[ai][index]) {
-					flag = exact_match_flags[ai][index];
-				} else {
-					exact_match_flags[ai][index] = new ExactMatchFlag(eperm, audit & mask);
-					flag = exact_match_flags[ai][index];
-				}
-			} else {
-				if (exec_match_flags[ai][index]) {
-					flag = exec_match_flags[ai][index];
-				} else {
-					exec_match_flags[ai][index] = new MatchFlag(eperm, audit & mask);
-					flag = exec_match_flags[ai][index];
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (match_flags[ai][n]) {
-				flag = match_flags[ai][n];
-			} else {
-				match_flags[ai][n] = new MatchFlag(mask, audit & mask);
-				flag = match_flags[ai][n];
-			}
-		}
-		if (accept)
-			accept = new AltNode(accept, flag);
-		else
-			accept = flag;
-	} /* for ... */
-
-	return accept;
-}
-
 bool aare_rules::add_rule_vec(int deny, uint32_t perms, uint32_t audit,
 			      int count, const char **rulev, dfaflags_t flags)
 {
@@ -202,7 +165,7 @@ bool aare_rules::add_rule_vec(int deny, uint32_t perms, uint32_t audit,
 	if (reverse)
 		flip_tree(tree);
 
-	accept = convert_file_perms(deny, perms, audit, exact_match);
+	accept = unique_perms.insert(deny, perms, audit, exact_match);
 
 	if (flags & DFA_DUMP_RULE_EXPR) {
 		cerr << "rule: ";