diff --git a/qemu-seccomp.c b/qemu-seccomp.c
index b7c125364c..89f244fcb2 100644
--- a/qemu-seccomp.c
+++ b/qemu-seccomp.c
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ static const struct QemuSeccompSyscall seccomp_whitelist[] = {
     { SCMP_SYS(io_cancel), 241 },
     { SCMP_SYS(io_setup), 241 },
     { SCMP_SYS(io_destroy), 241 },
-    { SCMP_SYS(arch_prctl), 240 }
+    { SCMP_SYS(arch_prctl), 240 },
+    { SCMP_SYS(mkdir), 240 },
+    { SCMP_SYS(fchmod), 240 }
 };
 
 int seccomp_start(void)