--- a/security/sandbox/linux/SandboxFilter.cpp
+++ b/security/sandbox/linux/SandboxFilter.cpp
@@ -686,16 +686,19 @@ class SandboxPolicyCommon : public Sandb
       case __NR_pread64:
       case __NR_write:
       case __NR_read:
       case __NR_readv:
       case __NR_writev:  // see SandboxLogging.cpp
       CASES_FOR_lseek:
         return Allow();
 
+      CASES_FOR_getdents:
+        return Allow();
+
       CASES_FOR_ftruncate:
       case __NR_fallocate:
         return mMayCreateShmem ? Allow() : InvalidSyscall();
 
         // Used by our fd/shm classes
       case __NR_dup:
         return Allow();
 
@@ -1221,17 +1224,16 @@ class ContentSandboxPolicy : public Sand
 #  endif
       case __NR_fchownat:
         return Error(EPERM);
 #endif
 
       CASES_FOR_select:
         return Allow();
 
-      CASES_FOR_getdents:
       case __NR_writev:
 #ifdef DESKTOP
       case __NR_pwrite64:
       case __NR_readahead:
 #endif
         return Allow();
 
       case __NR_ioctl: {