diff --git a/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs b/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs
index 9ef4c8a5..73da471e 100644
--- a/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs
+++ b/userspace/ksud/src/sepolicy.rs
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ where
     let mut statements = vec![];
 
     for line in input.split(['\n', ';']) {
+        if line.trim().is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
         if let Ok((_, statement)) = PolicyStatement::parse(line.trim()) {
             statements.push(statement);
         } else if strict {