diff --git a/profiles/seccomp/default.json b/profiles/seccomp/default.json
index 7a3a99ae11..4508c3ccce 100755
--- a/profiles/seccomp/default.json
+++ b/profiles/seccomp/default.json
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 				"ioctl",
 				"io_destroy",
 				"io_getevents",
+				"io_pgetevents",
 				"ioprio_get",
 				"ioprio_set",
 				"io_setup",
diff --git a/profiles/seccomp/seccomp_default.go b/profiles/seccomp/seccomp_default.go
index 0776749405..36bc4ea9d4 100644
--- a/profiles/seccomp/seccomp_default.go
+++ b/profiles/seccomp/seccomp_default.go
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func DefaultProfile() *types.Seccomp {
 				"ioctl",
 				"io_destroy",
 				"io_getevents",
+				"io_pgetevents",
 				"ioprio_get",
 				"ioprio_set",
 				"io_setup",