diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/amanda.fc b/policy/modules/admin/amanda.fc
index 3006bffa..734bd71b 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/amanda.fc
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/amanda.fc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 /etc/amanda/.*/tapelist(/.*)?		gen_context(system_u:object_r:amanda_data_t,s0)
 /etc/amandates				gen_context(system_u:object_r:amanda_amandates_t,s0)
 /etc/dumpdates				gen_context(system_u:object_r:amanda_dumpdates_t,s0)
-/etc/amanda/.*/index(/.*)?		gen_context(system_u:object_r:amanda_data_t,s0)
+# empty m4 string so the index macro is not invoked
+/etc/amanda/.*/index`'(/.*)?		gen_context(system_u:object_r:amanda_data_t,s0)
 
 /root/restore			-d	gen_context(system_u:object_r:amanda_recover_dir_t,s0)