diff --git a/plinth/modules/firewall/data/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/50-freedombox-firewalld.rules b/plinth/modules/firewall/data/usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/50-freedombox-firewalld.rules
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+/*
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+This file is used only by policykit-1 version > 0.105. A corresponding .pkla
+file is used by policykit-1 <= 0.105. See:
+https://davidz25.blogspot.com/2012/06/authorization-rules-in-polkit.html
+
+*/
+
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+    if ((action.id == "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.config.info" ||
+         action.id == "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.config") &&
+        subject.user == "plinth") {
+        return polkit.Result.YES;
+    }
+});