diff --git a/profiles/apparmor/profiles/extras/usr.sbin.cupsd b/profiles/apparmor/profiles/extras/usr.sbin.cupsd
index 9b51b8453..22e8c2cad 100644
--- a/profiles/apparmor/profiles/extras/usr.sbin.cupsd
+++ b/profiles/apparmor/profiles/extras/usr.sbin.cupsd
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ include <tunables/global>
   /var/cache/cups/ rw,
   /var/cache/cups/** rw,
 
+  /etc/paperspecs r,
+
   # Site-specific additions and overrides. See local/README for details.
   include if exists <local/usr.sbin.cupsd>
 }