diff --git a/policy/modules/services/mta.if b/policy/modules/services/mta.if
index 97c492e4..32a50a01 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/mta.if
+++ b/policy/modules/services/mta.if
@@ -956,6 +956,10 @@ interface(`mta_rw_user_mail_stream_sockets',`
 ## </param>
 #
 interface(`mta_filetrans_aliases',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type etc_aliases_t;
+	')
+
 	filetrans_pattern($1, $2, etc_aliases_t, file)
 ')