diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/init.if b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/init.if
index 1409afaf..766933dc 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/init.if
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/init.if
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ interface(`init_getpgid',`
 		type init_t;
 
 		# cjp: remove this when init_t decl is moved back to this module
-		type initctl_t;
+		attribute direct_run_init;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:process getpgid;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ interface(`init_signull',`
 		type init_t;
 
 		# cjp: remove this when init_t decl is moved back to this module
-		type initctl_t;
+		attribute direct_run_init;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:process signull;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ interface(`init_sigchld',`
 		type init_t;
 
 		# cjp: remove this when init_t decl is moved back to this module
-		type initctl_t;
+		attribute direct_run_init;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:process sigchld;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ interface(`init_use_fds',`
 		type init_t;
 
 		# cjp: remove this when init_t decl is moved back to this module
-		type initctl_t;
+		attribute direct_run_init;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:fd use;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ interface(`init_dontaudit_use_fds',`
 		type init_t;
 
 		# cjp: remove this when init_t decl is moved back to this module
-		type initctl_t;
+		attribute direct_run_init;
 	')
 
 	dontaudit $1 init_t:fd use;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ interface(`init_udp_send',`
 		type init_t;
 
 		# cjp: remove this when init_t decl is moved back to this module
-		type initctl_t;
+		attribute direct_run_init;
 	')
 
 	allow $1 init_t:udp_socket sendto;