diff --git a/apparmor.d/groups/systemd/systemd-localed b/apparmor.d/groups/systemd/systemd-localed
index 48318da8f..32f02f0d0 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/groups/systemd/systemd-localed
+++ b/apparmor.d/groups/systemd/systemd-localed
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ profile systemd-localed @{exec_path} flags=(attach_disconnected) {
   /usr/share/systemd/*-map r,
   /usr/share/X11/xkb/{,**} r,
 
+  /etc/.#locale.conf@{hex16} rw,
   /etc/.#vconsole.conf* rw,
   /etc/default/.#locale* rw,
   /etc/default/keyboard r,
   /etc/default/locale rw,
-  /etc/locale.conf r,
+  /etc/locale.conf rw,
   /etc/vconsole.conf rw,
   /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ r,
   /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/.#*.confd* rw,