diff --git a/profiles/apparmor.d/zgrep b/profiles/apparmor.d/zgrep
index 533b3d4a7..75516be11 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor.d/zgrep
+++ b/profiles/apparmor.d/zgrep
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ profile zgrep /usr/bin/{x,}zgrep {
   include <abstractions/bash>
 
   /dev/tty rw,
+  @{etc_ro}/nsswitch.conf  r,
+  /etc/passwd r,
   /usr/bin/{ba,da,}sh ix,
   /usr/bin/bzip2 Cx -> helper,
   /usr/bin/cat ix,