diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/seccomp_filters.rs b/virtio-devices/src/seccomp_filters.rs
index 5fb8b2335..c61f9022f 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/seccomp_filters.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/seccomp_filters.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ fn virtio_block_thread_rules() -> Vec<SyscallRuleSet> {
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_sched_getaffinity),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_set_robust_list),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_sigaltstack),
+        allow_syscall(libc::SYS_timerfd_settime),
         allow_syscall(libc::SYS_write),
     ]
 }