diff --git a/sandbox-seccomp-filter.c b/sandbox-seccomp-filter.c
index 98062f1..ddb01a7 100644
--- a/sandbox-seccomp-filter.c
+++ b/sandbox-seccomp-filter.c
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ static const struct sock_filter preauth_insns[] = {
 	SC_ALLOW_ARG(__NR_socketcall, 0, SYS_SHUTDOWN),
 	SC_DENY(__NR_socketcall, EACCES),
 #endif
+#ifdef __NR_socket
+	SC_ALLOW(__NR_socket),
+#endif
 #if defined(__NR_ioctl) && defined(__s390__)
 	/* Allow ioctls for ICA crypto card on s390 */
 	SC_ALLOW_ARG(__NR_ioctl, 1, Z90STAT_STATUS_MASK),