diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/freedesktop.org b/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/freedesktop.org
index 6ae7f2fc6..bc7e83832 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/freedesktop.org
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/abstractions/freedesktop.org
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
   owner @{HOME}/.local/share/recently-used.xbel* rw,
   owner @{HOME}/.config/user-dirs.dirs  r,
   owner @{HOME}/.config/mimeapps.list   r,
-  owner @{home_local_share}/applications/   r,
-  owner @{home_local_share}/applications/** r,
-  owner @{home_local_share}/icons/     r,
-  owner @{home_local_share}/icons/**   r,
-  owner @{home_local_share}/mime/      r,
-  owner @{home_local_share}/mime/**    r,
+  owner @{home_local_share}/applications/{**,} r,
+  owner @{home_local_share}/icons/{**,}        r,
+  owner @{home_local_share}/mime/{**,}         r,