diff --git a/parser/parser_main.c b/parser/parser_main.c
index 14d05a086..a1c7d9c08 100644
--- a/parser/parser_main.c
+++ b/parser/parser_main.c
@@ -1583,7 +1583,10 @@ static bool get_kernel_features(struct aa_features **features)
 	}
 	kernel_supports_permstable32_v1 = aa_features_supports(*features, "policy/permstable32_version/0x000001");
 	if (kernel_supports_permstable32_v1) {
-		//fprintf(stderr, "kernel supports prompt_v1\n");
+		/* permstabl32 is broken in kernels that only support v1
+		 * so disable it
+		 */
+		kernel_supports_permstable32 = false;
 	}
 
 	/* set default prompt_compat_mode to the best that is supported */
diff --git a/parser/parser_regex.c b/parser/parser_regex.c
index 3e0c945c1..6250b5d7a 100644
--- a/parser/parser_regex.c
+++ b/parser/parser_regex.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ int process_profile_regex(Profile *prof)
 		prof->dfa.dfa = prof->dfa.rules->create_dfablob(&prof->dfa.size,
 					&xmatch_len, prof->dfa.perms_table,
 					parseopts, true,
-					prof->uses_prompt_rules && (prompt_compat_mode == PROMPT_COMPAT_PERMSV2),
+					kernel_supports_permstable32,
 					prof->uses_prompt_rules);
 		delete prof->dfa.rules;
 		prof->dfa.rules = NULL;
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ int process_profile_policydb(Profile *prof)
 						&xmatch_len,
 						prof->policy.perms_table,
 						parseopts, false,
-						prof->uses_prompt_rules && (prompt_compat_mode == PROMPT_COMPAT_PERMSV2),
+						kernel_supports_permstable32,
 						prof->uses_prompt_rules);
 		delete prof->policy.rules;
 
diff --git a/parser/tst/minimize.sh b/parser/tst/minimize.sh
index 93bbd17a2..054831fe8 100755
--- a/parser/tst/minimize.sh
+++ b/parser/tst/minimize.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ echo "ok"
 ## NOTE: change count from 6 to 7 when extend perms is not dependent on
 ## prompt rules being present
 echo -n "Minimize profiles extended no-filter audit deny perms "
-if [ "$(echo "/t { /a r, /b w, /c a, /d l, /e k, /f m, audit deny /** w, }" | ${APPARMOR_PARSER} -M features_files/features.extended-perms-no-policydb -QT -O minimize -O no-filter-deny -D dfa-states 2>&1 | grep -v '<==' | grep -c '^{.*} 0 (.*)$')" -ne 6 ] ; then
+if [ "$(echo "/t { /a r, /b w, /c a, /d l, /e k, /f m, audit deny /** w, }" | ${APPARMOR_PARSER} -M features_files/features.extended-perms-no-policydb -QT -O minimize -O no-filter-deny -D dfa-states 2>&1 | grep -v '<==' | grep -c '^{.*} 0 (.*)$')" -ne 7 ] ; then
     echo "failed"
     exit 1;
 fi