diff --git a/parser/network.cc b/parser/network.cc
index 88040c938..0f14df756 100644
--- a/parser/network.cc
+++ b/parser/network.cc
@@ -612,6 +612,15 @@ bool network_rule::gen_net_rule(Profile &prof, u16 family, unsigned int type_mas
 		buffer << "\\x" << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << std::hex << (type_mask & 0xff);
 	}
 
+	if (!features_supports_inet) {
+		buf = buffer.str();
+		if (!prof.policy.rules->add_rule(buf.c_str(), rule_mode == RULE_DENY, map_perms(AA_VALID_NET_PERMS),
+						 dedup_perms_rule_t::audit == AUDIT_FORCE ? map_perms(AA_VALID_NET_PERMS) : 0,
+						 parseopts))
+			return false;
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	if (perms & AA_PEER_NET_PERMS) {
 		gen_ip_conds(buffer, peer, true, false);
 
diff --git a/parser/parser.h b/parser/parser.h
index b3c19eea3..1f9b1d501 100644
--- a/parser/parser.h
+++ b/parser/parser.h
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ extern int kernel_load;
 extern int kernel_supports_setload;
 extern int features_supports_network;
 extern int features_supports_networkv8;
+extern int features_supports_inet;
 extern int kernel_supports_policydb;
 extern int kernel_supports_diff_encode;
 extern int features_supports_mount;
diff --git a/parser/parser_common.c b/parser/parser_common.c
index ff245d057..5887a7a41 100644
--- a/parser/parser_common.c
+++ b/parser/parser_common.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ int kernel_load = 1;
 int kernel_supports_setload = 0;	/* kernel supports atomic set loads */
 int features_supports_network = 0;	/* kernel supports network rules */
 int features_supports_networkv8 = 0;	/* kernel supports 4.17 network rules */
+int features_supports_inet = 0; 	/* kernel supports inet network rules */
 int features_supports_unix = 0;		/* kernel supports unix socket rules */
 int kernel_supports_policydb = 0;	/* kernel supports new policydb */
 int features_supports_mount = 0;	/* kernel supports mount rules */
diff --git a/parser/parser_main.c b/parser/parser_main.c
index 936017c12..2f98b298a 100644
--- a/parser/parser_main.c
+++ b/parser/parser_main.c
@@ -919,6 +919,9 @@ void set_supported_features()
 	features_supports_networkv8 = features_intersect(kernel_features,
 							 policy_features,
 							 "network_v8");
+	features_supports_inet = features_intersect(kernel_features,
+						    policy_features,
+						    "network/af_inet");
 	features_supports_unix = features_intersect(kernel_features,
 						    policy_features,
 						    "network/af_unix");