diff --git a/apparmor.d/groups/network/NetworkManager b/apparmor.d/groups/network/NetworkManager
index 39c68fda9..cb2e1c9c7 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/groups/network/NetworkManager
+++ b/apparmor.d/groups/network/NetworkManager
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ profile NetworkManager @{exec_path} flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   /etc/ r,
   /etc/iproute2/* r,
   /etc/machine-id r,
-  /etc/netplan/90-NM-@{uuid}.yaml w,
   /etc/network/interfaces r,
   /etc/network/interfaces.d/{,*} r,
   /etc/NetworkManager/{,**} r,
   /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/{,**} w,
+  @{etc_rw}/netplan/90-NM-@{uuid}.yaml w,
   @{etc_rw}/resolv.conf rw,
   @{etc_rw}/resolv.conf.[0-9A-Z]* rw,