diff --git a/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/iftop b/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/iftop
index a90212c09..232aff538 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/iftop
+++ b/apparmor.d/profiles-g-l/iftop
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ profile iftop @{exec_path} {
 
   /usr/share/terminfo/** r,
 
-  #When running in promiscuous mode
-  /sys/devices/**/net/*/statistics/* r,
-
   owner @{HOME}/.iftoprc r,
 
+  # When running in promiscuous mode
+  @{sys}/devices/**/net/*/statistics/* r,
+
   include if exists <local/iftop>
 }