diff --git a/utils/apparmor/regex.py b/utils/apparmor/regex.py
index 6ebab9625..290b93a68 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/regex.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/regex.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ RE_HAS_COMMENT_SPLIT = re.compile('^(?P<not_comment>' + __re_no_or_quoted_hash +
 RE_PROFILE_START          = re.compile(
     '^(?P<leadingspace>\s*)' +
     '(' +
-        RE_PROFILE_PATH % 'plainprofile' + # just a path
+        RE_PROFILE_PATH_OR_VAR % 'plainprofile' + # just a path
         '|' + # or
-        '(' + 'profile' + '\s+' + RE_PROFILE_NAME % 'namedprofile' + '(\s+' + RE_PROFILE_PATH % 'attachment' + ')?' + ')' + # 'profile', profile name, optionally attachment
+        '(' + 'profile' + '\s+' + RE_PROFILE_NAME % 'namedprofile' + '(\s+' + RE_PROFILE_PATH_OR_VAR % 'attachment' + ')?' + ')' + # 'profile', profile name, optionally attachment
     ')' +
     '\s+((flags\s*=\s*)?\((?P<flags>.+)\)\s*)?\{' +
     RE_EOL)
diff --git a/utils/test/test-regex_matches.py b/utils/test/test-regex_matches.py
index 909d6e0bb..b146430c5 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-regex_matches.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-regex_matches.py
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ class AANamedRegexProfileStart_2(AANamedRegexTest):
         ('   /foo flags=(complain) {',    { 'plainprofile': '/foo',    'namedprofile': None,          'attachment': None,     'flags': 'complain', 'comment': None }),
         ('   /foo (complain) { # x',      { 'plainprofile': '/foo',    'namedprofile': None,          'attachment': None,     'flags': 'complain', 'comment': '# x'}),
         ('   /foo flags = ( complain ){#',{ 'plainprofile': '/foo',    'namedprofile': None,          'attachment': None,     'flags': ' complain ', 'comment': '#'}),
+        ('  @{foo} {',                    { 'plainprofile': '@{foo}',  'namedprofile': None,          'attachment': None,     'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile @{foo} {',            { 'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': '@{foo}',      'attachment': None,     'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile @{foo} /bar {',       { 'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': '@{foo}',      'attachment': '/bar',   'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile foo @{bar} {',        { 'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': 'foo',         'attachment': '@{bar}', 'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile @{foo} @{bar} {',     { 'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': '@{foo}',      'attachment': '@{bar}', 'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
 
         ('   /foo {',                     { 'plainprofile': '/foo',     'namedprofile': None,   'leadingspace': '   ' }),
         ('/foo {',                        { 'plainprofile': '/foo',     'namedprofile': None,   'leadingspace': ''    }),
@@ -445,6 +450,11 @@ class Test_parse_profile_start_line(AATest):
         ('/foo {',                        { 'profile': '/foo',    'plainprofile': '/foo', 'namedprofile': None,  'leadingspace': None  }),
         ('   profile foo {',              { 'profile': 'foo',     'plainprofile': None,   'namedprofile': 'foo', 'leadingspace': '   ' }),
         ('profile foo {',                 { 'profile': 'foo',     'plainprofile': None,   'namedprofile': 'foo', 'leadingspace': None  }),
+        ('  @{foo} {',                    { 'profile': '@{foo}',  'plainprofile': '@{foo}',  'namedprofile': None,          'attachment': None,     'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile @{foo} {',            { 'profile': '@{foo}',  'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': '@{foo}',      'attachment': None,     'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile @{foo} /bar {',       { 'profile': '@{foo}',  'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': '@{foo}',      'attachment': '/bar',   'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile foo @{bar} {',        { 'profile': 'foo',     'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': 'foo',         'attachment': '@{bar}', 'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
+        ('  profile @{foo} @{bar} {',     { 'profile': '@{foo}',  'plainprofile': None,      'namedprofile': '@{foo}',      'attachment': '@{bar}', 'flags': None,       'comment': None }),
     ]
 
     def _run_test(self, line, expected):